Zamość County

Zamość County Powiat zamojski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Zamość): 50°43′14″N 23°15′31″E / 50.72056°N 23.25861°ECoordinates: 50°43′14″N 23°15′31″E / 50.72056°N 23.25861°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Zamość
Gminas	Total 15 Gmina Adamów Gmina Grabowiec Gmina Komarów-Osada Gmina Krasnobród Gmina Łabunie Gmina Miączyn Gmina Nielisz Gmina Radecznica Gmina Sitno Gmina Skierbieszów Gmina Stary Zamość Gmina Sułów Gmina Szczebrzeszyn Gmina Zamość Gmina Zwierzyniec
Area
• Total	1,872.27 km^2 (722.89 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	110,225
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban	11,690
• Rural	98,535
Car plates	LZA
Website	http://www.starostwo.zamosc.pl/

Zamość County (Polish: powiat zamojski) 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 the city of Zamość, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Szczebrzeszyn, which lies 21 km (13 mi) west of Zamość, Zwierzyniec, which lies 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Zamość, and Krasnobród, 22 km (14 mi) south of Zamość.

The county covers an area of 1,872.27 square kilometres (722.9 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 110,225, including a population of 5,299 in Szczebrzeszyn, 3,344 in Zwierzyniec, 3,047 in Krasnobród, and a rural population of 98,535.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Zamość, Zamość County is also bordered by Krasnystaw County and Chełm County to the north, Hrubieszów County to the east, Tomaszów Lubelski County to the south, and Biłgoraj County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 15 gminas (three urban-rural and 12 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Zamość	rural	197.0	20,482	Zamość *
Gmina Szczebrzeszyn	urban-rural	123.2	12,040	Szczebrzeszyn
Gmina Krasnobród	urban-rural	124.9	7,273	Krasnobród
Gmina Zwierzyniec	urban-rural	156.8	7,251	Zwierzyniec
Gmina Sitno	rural	112.1	6,774	Sitno
Gmina Radecznica	rural	109.8	6,450	Radecznica
Gmina Miączyn	rural	155.9	6,281	Miączyn
Gmina Łabunie	rural	87.5	6,257	Łabunie
Gmina Nielisz	rural	113.2	6,025	Nielisz
Gmina Skierbieszów	rural	139.2	5,604	Skierbieszów
Gmina Komarów-Osada	rural	122.8	5,552	Komarów-Osada
Gmina Stary Zamość	rural	97.2	5,456	Stary Zamość
Gmina Sułów	rural	93.5	5,129	Sułów
Gmina Adamów	rural	110.6	5,058	Adamów
Gmina Grabowiec	rural	128.9	4,593	Grabowiec
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006