Zamość County
| Zamość County Powiat zamojski | |||
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| County | |||
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 Location within the voivodeship | |||
| Coordinates (Zamość): 50°43′14″N 23°15′31″E / 50.72056°N 23.25861°ECoordinates: 50°43′14″N 23°15′31″E / 50.72056°N 23.25861°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
| Seat | Zamość | ||
| Gminas | |||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,872.27 km2 (722.89 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 110,225 | ||
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 11,690 | ||
| • Rural | 98,535 | ||
| Car plates | LZA | ||
| Website | http://www.starostwo.zamosc.pl/ | ||
Zamość County (Polish: powiat zamojski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Zamość, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Szczebrzeszyn, which lies 21 km (13 mi) west of Zamość, Zwierzyniec, which lies 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Zamość, and Krasnobród, 22 km (14 mi) south of Zamość.
The county covers an area of 1,872.27 square kilometres (722.9 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 110,225, including a population of 5,299 in Szczebrzeszyn, 3,344 in Zwierzyniec, 3,047 in Krasnobród, and a rural population of 98,535.
Neighbouring counties
Apart from the city of Zamość, Zamość County is also bordered by Krasnystaw County and Chełm County to the north, Hrubieszów County to the east, Tomaszów Lubelski County to the south, and Biłgoraj County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 15 gminas (three urban-rural and 12 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Gmina Zamość | rural | 197.0 | 20,482 | Zamość * |
| Gmina Szczebrzeszyn | urban-rural | 123.2 | 12,040 | Szczebrzeszyn |
| Gmina Krasnobród | urban-rural | 124.9 | 7,273 | Krasnobród |
| Gmina Zwierzyniec | urban-rural | 156.8 | 7,251 | Zwierzyniec |
| Gmina Sitno | rural | 112.1 | 6,774 | Sitno |
| Gmina Radecznica | rural | 109.8 | 6,450 | Radecznica |
| Gmina Miączyn | rural | 155.9 | 6,281 | Miączyn |
| Gmina Łabunie | rural | 87.5 | 6,257 | Łabunie |
| Gmina Nielisz | rural | 113.2 | 6,025 | Nielisz |
| Gmina Skierbieszów | rural | 139.2 | 5,604 | Skierbieszów |
| Gmina Komarów-Osada | rural | 122.8 | 5,552 | Komarów-Osada |
| Gmina Stary Zamość | rural | 97.2 | 5,456 | Stary Zamość |
| Gmina Sułów | rural | 93.5 | 5,129 | Sułów |
| Gmina Adamów | rural | 110.6 | 5,058 | Adamów |
| Gmina Grabowiec | rural | 128.9 | 4,593 | Grabowiec |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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