Mielec County (Polish: powiat mielecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Mielec, which lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of the regional capital Rzeszów. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The only other towns in the county are Radomyśl Wielki, lying 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Mielec, and Przecław, 11 km (7 mi) south of Mielec.
Mielec County
Powiat mielecki | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Mielec): 50°17′N 21°26′E / 50.283°N 21.433°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Subcarpathian |
| Seat | Mielec |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 880.21 km2 (339.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 136,591 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 65,372 |
| • Rural | 71,219 |
| Car plates | RMI |
| Website | http://www.powiat-mielecki.pl |
The county covers an area of 880.21 square kilometres (339.9 sq mi). As of 30 VI 2019[1] its total population was 136,591, out of which the population of Mielec was 60,366, that of Radomyśl Wielki 3,231, and the rural population 72,994 (including approximately 1775 for the population of Przecław, which became a town in 2010).
Neighbouring counties
editMielec County is bordered by Staszów County and Tarnobrzeg County to the north, Kolbuszowa County to the east, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County and Dębica County to the south, and Dąbrowa County to the west.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| Mielec | urban | 47.4 | 60,366 | |
| Gmina Radomyśl Wielki | urban-rural | 159.6 | 14,249 | Radomyśl Wielki |
| Gmina Mielec | rural | 122.1 | 13,352 | Mielec * |
| Gmina Przecław | urban-rural | 134.3 | 11,993 | Przecław |
| Gmina Tuszów Narodowy | rural | 89.5 | 8,202 | Tuszów Narodowy |
| Gmina Wadowice Górne | rural | 87.2 | 7,701 | Wadowice Górne |
| Gmina Czermin | rural | 80.3 | 7,051 | Czermin |
| Gmina Borowa | rural | 55.5 | 5,563 | Borowa |
| Gmina Padew Narodowa | rural | 70.6 | 5,379 | Padew Narodowa |
| Gmina Gawłuszowice | rural | 33.8 | 2,735 | Gawłuszowice |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Wyniki badań bieżących - Baza Demografia - Główny Urząd Statystyczny". demografia.stat.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2020-02-03.