Tomaszów County, Lublin Voivodeship

This article is about county in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. For county in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, see Tomaszów County, Łódź Voivodeship.

Tomaszów County (Polish: powiat tomaszowski) 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 largest town is Tomaszów Lubelski, which lies 107 kilometres (66 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin. The only other towns in the county are Tyszowce, lying 28 km (17 mi) north-east of Tomaszów, and Łaszczów, lying 25 km (16 mi) east of Tomaszów.

Tomaszów County Powiat tomaszowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Tomaszów Lubelski): 50°27′N 23°25′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Tomaszów Lubelski
Gminas	Total 13 (incl. 1 urban) Tomaszów Lubelski Gmina Bełżec Gmina Jarczów Gmina Krynice Gmina Łaszczów Gmina Lubycza Królewska Gmina Rachanie Gmina Susiec Gmina Tarnawatka Gmina Telatyn Gmina Tomaszów Lubelski Gmina Tyszowce Gmina Ulhówek
Area
• Total	1,487.1 km2 (574.2 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	80,701
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Urban	23,301
• Rural	57,400
Car plates	LTM
Website	http://www.powiat-tomaszowski.com.pl

The county covers an area of 1,487.1 square kilometres (574.2 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population was 80,701, including a population of 19,050 in Tomaszów Lubelski, 2,112 in Tyszowce, 2,139 in Łaszczów, and a rural population of 57,400.^[1]

Neighbouring counties

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

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Tomaszów Lubelski	urban	13.3	19,050
Gmina Tomaszów Lubelski	rural	170.8	11,431	Tomaszów Lubelski[a]
Gmina Susiec	rural	190.5	7,458	Susiec
Gmina Łaszczów	urban-rural	128.2	6,010	Łaszczów
Gmina Tyszowce	urban-rural	129.5	5,548	Tyszowce
Gmina Rachanie	rural	94.1	5,099	Rachanie
Gmina Ulhówek	rural	146.6	4,580	Ulhówek
Gmina Telatyn	rural	109.7	3,950	Telatyn
Gmina Tarnawatka	rural	82.7	3,922	Tarnawatka
Gmina Lubycza Królewska	rural	208.9	3,732	Lubycza Królewska
Gmina Jarczów	rural	107.5	3,391	Jarczów
Gmina Bełżec	rural	33.5	3,301	Bełżec
Gmina Krynice	rural	73.6	3,229	Krynice

1. seat not part of the gmina

See also

• Battle of Tomaszow Lubelski

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 2020-09-14.