Puławy County

Infobox Settlement
name = Puławy County
native_name = Powiat puławski
settlement_type = County
total_type = Total


image_shield = POL powiat puławski COA.svg


map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lublin
area_total_km2 = 933
population_total = 116829
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 57654
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 59175
coor_type = Puławy
latd = 51
latm = 25
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 21
longm = 58
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Puławy
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 11 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Puławy
p2 = Gmina Baranów
p3 = Gmina Janowiec
p4 = Gmina Kazimierz Dolny
p5 = Gmina Końskowola
p6 = Gmina Kurów
p7 = Gmina Markuszów
p8 = Gmina Nałęczów
p9 = Gmina Puławy
p10 = Gmina Wąwolnica
p11 = Gmina Żyrzyn
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = LPU
website = http://www.pulawy.powiat.pl/ __NOTOC__Puławy County ( _pl. powiat puławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Puławy, which lies convert|46|km|mi|0 north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The county also contains the towns of Nałęczów, lying convert|23|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Puławy, and Kazimierz Dolny, convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Puławy.

The county covers an area of convert|933|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 116,829, out of which the population of Puławy is 49,839, that of Nałęczów is 4,243, that of Kazimierz Dolny is 3,572, and the rural population is 59,175.

Neighbouring counties

Puławy County is bordered by Ryki County to the north, Lubartów County and Lublin County to the east, Opole Lubelskie County to the south, Zwoleń County to the west, and Kozienice County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]