Stalowa Wola County

Stalowa Wola County
Powiat stalowowolski
County

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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Stalowa Wola): 50°35′N 22°3′E / 50.583°N 22.050°E / 50.583; 22.050Coordinates: 50°35′N 22°3′E / 50.583°N 22.050°E / 50.583; 22.050
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
Seat Stalowa Wola
Gminas
Area
  Total 832.92 km2 (321.59 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 109,170
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
  Urban 65,818
  Rural 43,352
Car plates RST
Website http://www.stalowowolski.pl/

Stalowa Wola County (Polish: powiat stalowowolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Stalowa Wola, which lies 62 kilometres (39 mi) north of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The county covers an area of 832.92 square kilometres (321.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 109,170, out of which the population of Stalowa Wola is 65,818 and the rural population is 43,352.

Neighbouring counties

Stalowa Wola County is bordered by Kraśnik County to the north, Janów Lubelski County to the east, Nisko County to the south-east, Kolbuszowa County to the south, and Tarnobrzeg County and Sandomierz County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Stalowa Wola urban 83.0 65,818  
Gmina Zaleszany rural 87.3 10,646 Zaleszany
Gmina Pysznica rural 147.8 9,492 Pysznica
Gmina Zaklików rural 202.2 8,550 Zaklików
Gmina Radomyśl nad Sanem rural 133.6 7,471 Radomyśl nad Sanem
Gmina Bojanów rural 179.6 7,193 Bojanów

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