Lesko County Powiat leski | |
|---|---|
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Lesko):49°28′28″N22°19′44″E / 49.47444°N 22.32889°E /49.47444; 22.32889 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Subcarpathian |
| Seat | Lesko |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 834.86 km2 (322.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 26,532 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,424 |
| • Rural | 21,108 |
| Car plates | RLS |
| Website | http://www.powiat-leski.pl/ |
Lesko County (Polish:powiat leski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) inSubcarpathian Voivodeship, south-easternPoland, on theSlovak border. It was created in 2002 out of fivegminas which previously made up the western part ofBieszczady County. Its administrative seat and only town isLesko, which lies 67 kilometres (42 mi) south of the regional capitalRzeszów.
The county covers an area of 834.86 square kilometres (322.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 26,532, out of which the population of Lesko is 5,424, and the rural population is 21,108.[1]
Lesko County is bordered bySanok County to the west,Przemyśl County to the north andBieszczady County to the east. It also bordersSlovakia to the south.
The county is subdivided into fivegminas (one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
| Gmina Lesko | urban-rural | 111.6 | 11,333 | Lesko |
| Gmina Solina | rural | 184.3 | 5,359 | Solina |
| Gmina Olszanica | rural | 94.0 | 4,889 | Olszanica |
| Gmina Baligród | rural | 158.1 | 3,176 | Baligród |
| Gmina Cisna | rural | 286.9 | 1,775 | Cisna |
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