Krosno County

Coordinates: 49°41′N 21°45′E / 49.683°N 21.750°E / 49.683; 21.750
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Krosno County
Powiat krośnieński
Flag of Krosno County
Coat of arms of Krosno County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Krosno): 49°41′N 21°45′E / 49.683°N 21.750°E / 49.683; 21.750
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
SeatKrosno
Gminas
Area
 • Total923.79 km2 (356.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total112,301
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Urban
13,409
 • Rural
98,892
Car platesRKR
Websitehttp://www.powiat.krosno.pl/


Krosno County (Polish: powiat krośnieński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Krosno, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains four towns: Jedlicze, Rymanów, Dukla, and Iwonicz-Zdrój.

The county covers an area of 923.79 square kilometres (356.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 112,301, out of which the population of Jedlicze is 5,736, that of Rymanów is 3,825, that of Dukla is 2,061, that of Iwonicz-Zdrój is 1,787, and the rural population is 98,892.[1]

Neighbouring counties[edit]

Apart from the city of Krosno, Krosno County is bordered by Jasło County to the west, Strzyżów County to the north, and Brzozów County and Sanok County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.

Administrative division[edit]

The county is subdivided into ten gminas (four urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. (There were previously only nine gminas; Gmina Jaśliska was separated from Gmina Dukla as of January 1, 2010.)

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Rymanów urban-rural 165.0 15,915 Rymanów
Gmina Jedlicze urban-rural 58.2 15,422 Jedlicze
Gmina Dukla urban-rural 235.1 14,610 Dukla
Gmina Miejsce Piastowe rural 51.5 13,666 Miejsce Piastowe
Gmina Chorkówka rural 77.8 13,458 Chorkówka
Gmina Korczyna rural 92.1 11,192 Korczyna
Gmina Iwonicz-Zdrój urban-rural 45.5 10,877 Iwonicz-Zdrój
Gmina Wojaszówka rural 83.4 9,313 Wojaszówka
Gmina Krościenko Wyżne rural 16.3 5,641 Krościenko Wyżne
Gmina Jaśliska rural 164,5 2,207 Jaśliska

Government[edit]

In the Sejm and Senate, the county is part of the Krosno constituency and Senate constituency no. 57 respectively.

References[edit]

  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.