Mielec County

Mielec County
Powiat mielecki
Flag of Mielec County
Coat of arms of Mielec County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Mielec): 50°17′N 21°26′E / 50.283°N 21.433°E / 50.283; 21.433
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
SeatMielec
Gminas
Area
 • Total
880.21 km2 (339.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
136,591
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Urban
65,372
 • Rural
71,219
Car platesRMI
Websitehttp://www.powiat-mielecki.pl

Mielec County (Polish: powiat mielecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Mielec, which lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of the regional capital Rzeszów. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The only other towns in the county are Radomyśl Wielki, lying 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Mielec, and Przecław, 11 km (7 mi) south of Mielec.

The county covers an area of 880.21 square kilometres (339.9 sq mi). As of 30 VI 2019[1] its total population was 136,591, out of which the population of Mielec was 60,366, that of Radomyśl Wielki 3,231, and the rural population 72,994 (including approximately 1775 for the population of Przecław, which became a town in 2010).

  1. ^ "Wyniki badań bieżących - Baza Demografia - Główny Urząd Statystyczny". demografia.stat.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2020-02-03.