Nisko County

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Nisko County

| native_name = Powiat niżański

| settlement_type = County

| total_type = Total

| image_flag = POL powiat niżański flag.svg

| image_shield = POL powiat niżański COA 1.svg

| image_map = PPA_podkarpackie_nizanski.svg

| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = 22px Subcarpathian

| area_total_km2 = 785.58

| population_total = 66699

| population_as_of = 2019

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 23456

| population_blank1_title = Rural

| population_blank1 = 43243

| coor_pinpoint = Nisko

| coordinates = {{coord|50|32|N|22|8|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}

| seat = Nisko

| parts_type = Gminas

| parts = Total 7

| p1 = Gmina Harasiuki

| p2 = Gmina Jarocin

| p3 = Gmina Jeżowe

| p4 = Gmina Krzeszów

| p5 = Gmina Nisko

| p6 = Gmina Rudnik nad Sanem

| p7 = Gmina Ulanów

| blank_name = Car plates

| blank_info = RNI

| website = http://www.powiat-nisko.pl

}}

__NOTOC__

Nisko County ({{langx|pl|powiat niżański}}) 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 largest town is Nisko, which lies {{convert|57|km|mi|0}} north of the regional capital Rzeszów. The county also contains the towns of Rudnik nad Sanem, lying {{convert|13|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of Nisko, and Ulanów, {{convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of Nisko.

The county covers an area of {{convert|785.58|km2|sqmi|1}}. As of 2019 its total population is 66,699, out of which the population of Nisko is 15,324, that of Rudnik nad Sanem is 6,710, that of Ulanów is 1,422, and the rural population is 43,243.{{Cite web|last=GUS|title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-division-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=stat.gov.pl|language=en}}

Neighbouring counties

Nisko County is bordered by Janów Lubelski County to the north-east, Biłgoraj County to the east, Leżajsk County to the south-east, Rzeszów County to the south, Kolbuszowa County to the south-west and Stalowa Wola County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (three urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

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| style="text-align:center;"|Gmina

| style="text-align:center;"|Type

| style="text-align:center;"|Area
(km2)

| style="text-align:center;"|Population
(2019)

| style="text-align:center;"|Seat

Gmina Nisko

|urban-rural

| style="text-align:right;"|142.4

| style="text-align:right;"|22,381

|Nisko

Gmina Jeżowe

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|123.8

| style="text-align:right;"|10,155

|Jeżowe

Gmina Rudnik nad Sanem

|urban-rural

| style="text-align:right;"|78.7

| style="text-align:right;"|10,121

|Rudnik nad Sanem

Gmina Ulanów

|urban-rural

| style="text-align:right;"|119.6

| style="text-align:right;"|8,278

|Ulanów

Gmina Harasiuki

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|168.3

| style="text-align:right;"|6,103

|Harasiuki

Gmina Jarocin

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|90.4

| style="text-align:right;"|5,390

|Jarocin

Gmina Krzeszów

|rural

| style="text-align:right;"|62.4

| style="text-align:right;"|4,271

|Krzeszów

References

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