Stalowa Wola County

Stalowa Wola County
Powiat stalowowolski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Stalowa Wola): 50°35′N 22°3′E / 50.583°N 22.050°ECoordinates: 50°35′N 22°3′E / 50.583°N 22.050°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

832.92 km² (321.59 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

109,170

• Density

130/km² (340/sq mi)

• Urban

65,818

• Rural

43,352

Car plates

RST

Website

http://www.stalowowolski.pl/

Stalowa Wola County (Polish: powiat stalowowolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Stalowa Wola, which lies 62 kilometres (39 mi) north of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The county covers an area of 832.92 square kilometres (321.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 109,170, out of which the population of Stalowa Wola is 65,818 and the rural population is 43,352.

Neighbouring counties

Stalowa Wola County is bordered by Kraśnik County to the north, Janów Lubelski County to the east, Nisko County to the south-east, Kolbuszowa County to the south, and Tarnobrzeg County and Sandomierz County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Stalowa Wola	urban	83.0	65,818
Gmina Zaleszany	rural	87.3	10,646	Zaleszany
Gmina Pysznica	rural	147.8	9,492	Pysznica
Gmina Zaklików	rural	202.2	8,550	Zaklików
Gmina Radomyśl nad Sanem	rural	133.6	7,471	Radomyśl nad Sanem
Gmina Bojanów	rural	179.6	7,193	Bojanów

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Notes

Gminas of Stalowa Wola County

Seat: Stalowa Wola (urban gmina)

Rural gminas	Gmina Bojanów Gmina Pysznica Gmina Radomyśl nad Sanem Gmina Zaklików Gmina Zaleszany

Counties of Podkarpackie Voivodeship

City counties	Rzeszów (capital) Krosno Przemyśl Tarnobrzeg

Land counties	Bieszczady Brzozów Dębica Jarosław Jasło Kolbuszowa Krosno Łańcut Lesko Leżajsk Lubaczów Mielec Nisko Przemyśl Przeworsk Ropczyce-Sędziszów Rzeszów Sanok Stalowa Wola Strzyżów Tarnobrzeg

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