Puławy County
County in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puławy County (Polish: powiat puławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was first established in 1867,[1] but its current borders were established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Puławy, which lies 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The county also contains the towns of Nałęczów, lying 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Puławy, and Kazimierz Dolny, 11 km (7 mi) south of Puławy.
Puławy County
Powiat puławski | |
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Coordinates (Puławy): 51°25′N 21°58′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lublin |
Seat | Puławy |
Gminas | |
Area | |
• Total | 933 km2 (360 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 113,441 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
• Urban | 53,946 |
• Rural | 59,495 |
Car plates | LPU |
Website | http://www.pulawy.powiat.pl/ |
The county covers an area of 933 square kilometres (360.2 sq mi). In 2019, its total population was 113,441, including 47,634 in Puławy, 3,749 in Nałęczów, 2,563 in Kazimierz Dolny and a rural population of 59,495.[2]