Biłgoraj County

Biłgoraj County Powiat biłgorajski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Biłgoraj): 50°33′N 22°44′E / 50.550°N 22.733°ECoordinates: 50°33′N 22°44′E / 50.550°N 22.733°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Biłgoraj
Gminas	Total 14 (incl. 1 urban) Biłgoraj Gmina Aleksandrów Gmina Biłgoraj Gmina Biszcza Gmina Frampol Gmina Goraj Gmina Józefów Gmina Księżpol Gmina Łukowa Gmina Obsza Gmina Potok Górny Gmina Tarnogród Gmina Tereszpol Gmina Turobin
Area
• Total	1,677.79 km^2 (647.80 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	103,661
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
• Urban	34,462
• Rural	69,805
Car plates	LBL
Website	http://www.bilgorajski.pl/

Biłgoraj County (Polish: powiat biłgorajski) 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 and largest town is Biłgoraj, which lies 79 kilometres (49 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin. The county contains three other towns: Tarnogród, lying 21 km (13 mi) south of Biłgoraj, Józefów, lying 24 km (15 mi) east of Biłgoraj, and Frampol, 16 km (10 mi) north of Biłgoraj.

The county covers an area of 1,677.79 square kilometres (647.8 sq mi). As of 2008, its total population is 103,661, which includes 27,225 in Biłgoraj, 3,372 in Tarnogród, 2,450 in Józefów, 1,415 in Frampol, and a rural population of 69,805.

Neighbouring counties

Biłgoraj County is bordered by Lublin County and Krasnystaw County to the north, Zamość County and Tomaszów Lubelski County to the east, Lubaczów County and Przeworsk County to the south, Leżajsk County to the south-west, Nisko County to the west, and Janów Lubelski County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Biłgoraj	urban	21.1	27,225
Gmina Biłgoraj	rural	262.6	12,541	Biłgoraj *
Gmina Józefów	urban-rural	126.5	7,266	Józefów
Gmina Turobin	rural	162.2	6,949	Turobin
Gmina Tarnogród	urban-rural	114.3	6,860	Tarnogród
Gmina Księżpol	rural	141.3	6,804	Księżpol
Gmina Frampol	urban-rural	107.6	6,502	Frampol
Gmina Potok Górny	rural	111.2	5,591	Potok Górny
Gmina Łukowa	rural	148.7	4,531	Łukowa
Gmina Goraj	rural	67.9	4,439	Goraj
Gmina Obsza	rural	113.2	4,411	Obsza
Gmina Tereszpol	rural	144.0	4,030	Tereszpol
Gmina Biszcza	rural	106.3	3,934	Biszcza
Gmina Aleksandrów	rural	54.3	3,184	Aleksandrów
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006