Lubliniec County

Lubliniec County
Powiat lubliniecki
Coat of arms of Lubliniec County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Lubliniec): 50°41′N 18°41′E / 50.683°N 18.683°E / 50.683; 18.683
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
SeatLubliniec
Gminas
Area
 • Total
822.13 km2 (317.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total
76,470
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Urban
28,089
 • Rural
48,381
Car platesSLU
Websitehttp://www.lubliniec.starostwo.gov.pl/

Lubliniec County (Polish: powiat lubliniecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Lubliniec, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The only other town in the county is Woźniki, lying 45 km (28 mi) north-east of Lubliniec.

The county covers an area of 822.13 square kilometres (317.4 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 76,470, out of which the population of Lubliniec is 23,784, that of Woźniki is 4,305, and the rural population is 48,381.

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.