Janów County

County in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Janów County (Polish: powiat janowski) 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 Janów Lubelski, and the two towns are Janów Lubelski and Modliborzyce, which lies 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

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Janów County
Powiat janowski
Przanowski Manor in Potoczek
Przanowski Manor in Potoczek
Saint Stanislaus church in Modliborzyce
Saint Stanislaus church in Modliborzyce
County Office in Janów Lubelski
County Office in Janów Lubelski
Minina River in Dąbrówka
Minina River in Dąbrówka
Aerial view of Janów Lubelski
Aerial view of Janów Lubelski
Flag of Janów County
Coat of arms of Janów County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Janów Lubelski): 50°43′N 22°25′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
SeatJanów Lubelski
Gminas
Area
  Total
875.34 km2 (337.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
44,383
  Density50.704/km2 (131.32/sq mi)
  Urban
11,901
  Rural
32,482
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesLJA
Websitewww.bip.powiatjanowski.pl
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The county covers an area of 875.34 square kilometres (338.0 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 44,383, out of which the population of Janów Lubelski is 11,901 and the rural population is 32,482.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Janów County is bordered by Kraśnik County and Lublin County to the north, Biłgoraj County to the south-east, Nisko County to the south-west, and Stalowa Wola County to the west.

Administrative division

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

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Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Janów Lubelski urban-rural 178.2 15,916 Janów Lubelski
Gmina Dzwola rural 203.1 6,271 Dzwola
Gmina Godziszów rural 101.7 5,811 Godziszów
Gmina Modliborzyce urban-rural 153.2 5,509 Modliborzyce
Gmina Potok Wielki rural 98.3 4,655 Potok Wielki
Gmina Batorz rural 70.8 3,288 Batorz
Gmina Chrzanów rural 70.0 2,933 Chrzanów
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