Hrubieszów County

Hrubieszów County (Polish: powiat hrubieszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Hrubieszów, which lies 104 kilometres (65 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

Hrubieszów County Powiat hrubieszowski
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Hrubieszów): 50°49′N 23°53′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Hrubieszów
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) Hrubieszów Gmina Dołhobyczów Gmina Horodło Gmina Hrubieszów Gmina Mircze Gmina Trzeszczany Gmina Uchanie Gmina Werbkowice
Area
• Total	1,269.45 km2 (490.14 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	63,320
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
• Urban	17,634
• Rural	45,686
Car plates	LHR
Website	http://www.hrubieszow.pl/starostwo

The county covers an area of 1,269.40 square kilometres (490.1 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 63,320, out of which the population of Hrubieszów is 17,634 and the rural population is 45.686.^[1]

Neighbouring counties

Hrubieszów County is bordered by Tomaszów Lubelski County to the south-west, Zamość County to the west and Chełm County to the north-west. It also borders Ukraine to the east.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Hrubieszów	urban	33.0	17,634
Gmina Hrubieszów	rural	259.2	10,014	Hrubieszów *
Gmina Werbkowice	rural	188.3	9,362	Werbkowice
Gmina Mircze	rural	233.8	7,065	Mircze
Gmina Dołhobyczów	rural	214.2	5,410	Dołhobyczów
Gmina Horodło	rural	130.3	5,161	Horodło
Gmina Uchanie	rural	120.8	4,543	Uchanie
Gmina Trzeszczany	rural	90.2	4,131	Trzeszczany
* seat not part of the gmina

References

1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.