Przeworsk County

Przeworsk County
Powiat przeworski
Flag of Przeworsk County
Coat of arms of Przeworsk County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Przeworsk): 50°4′N 22°30′E / 50.067°N 22.500°E / 50.067; 22.500
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
SeatPrzeworsk
Gminas
Area
 • Total698.35 km2 (269.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total78,354
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
 • Urban
20,663
 • Rural
57,691
Car platesRPZ
Websitehttp://www.powiat.przeworsk.pl

Przeworsk County (Polish: powiat przeworski) 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 largest town is Przeworsk, which lies 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The county also contains the towns of Kańczuga, lying 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Przeworsk, and Sieniawa, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Przeworsk.

The county covers an area of 698.35 square kilometres (269.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 78,354, out of which the population of Przeworsk is 15,356, that of Kańczuga is 3,167, that of Sieniawa is 2,140, and the rural population is 57,691.[1]

  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.