Garwolin County
Powiat garwoliński | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Garwolin): 51°54′N 21°38′E / 51.900°N 21.633°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| Seat | Garwolin |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,284.29 km2 (495.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 104,917 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,907 |
| • Rural | 74,010 |
| Car plates | WG |
| Website | http://www.garwolin-starostwo.pl |
Garwolin County (Polish: powiat garwoliński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Garwolin, which lies 56 kilometres (35 mi) south-east of Warsaw. The county contains three other towns: Łaskarzew, 13 km (8 mi) south of Garwolin, Pilawa, 10 km (6 mi) north-west of Garwolin, and Żelechów, 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Garwolin.
The county covers an area of 1,284.29 square kilometres (495.9 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 104,917, out of which the population of Garwolin is 17,501, that of Łaskarzew is 4,840, that of Pilawa is 4,578, that of Żelechów is 3,988, and the rural population is 74,010.[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.