Krasnystaw County Powiat krasnostawski | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Krasnystaw):51°0′N23°10′E / 51.000°N 23.167°E /51.000; 23.167 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| Seat | Krasnystaw |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,067.18 km2 (412.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 63,554 |
| • Density | 59.553/km2 (154.24/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18,675 |
| • Rural | 44,879 |
| Car plates | LKS |
| Website | http://www.krasnystaw-powiat.pl |
Krasnystaw County (Polish:powiat krasnostawski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) inLublin Voivodeship, easternPoland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of thePolish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town isKrasnystaw, which lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-east of the regional capitalLublin.
The county covers an area of 1,067.18 square kilometres (412.0 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 63,554, out of which the population of Krasnystaw is 18,675 and the rural population is 44,879.[1]
Krasnystaw County is bordered byChełm County to the north-east,Zamość County andBiłgoraj County to the south,Lublin County to the west, andŚwidnik County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into 10gminas (one urban and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. (Until 2006 the county also includedGmina Rejowiec, which is now in Chełm County.)
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
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| Krasnystaw | urban | 23.1 | 18,675 | |
| Gmina Krasnystaw | rural | 151.0 | 8,590 | Krasnystaw[a] |
| Gmina Izbica | rural | 138.7 | 8,169 | Izbica |
| Gmina Żółkiewka | rural | 130.0 | 5,383 | Żółkiewka |
| Gmina Fajsławice | rural | 70.7 | 4,564 | Fajsławice |
| Gmina Siennica Różana | rural | 98.4 | 4,136 | Siennica Różana |
| Gmina Łopiennik Górny | rural | 106.3 | 3,915 | Łopiennik Górny |
| Gmina Kraśniczyn | rural | 110.0 | 3,653 | Kraśniczyn |
| Gmina Gorzków | rural | 96.2 | 3,466 | Gorzków |
| Gmina Rudnik | rural | 88.4 | 3,003 | Rudnik |
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