Nisko County
Powiat niżański | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Nisko): 50°32′N 22°8′E / 50.533°N 22.133°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Subcarpathian |
| Seat | Nisko |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 785.58 km2 (303.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 66,699 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 23,456 |
| • Rural | 43,243 |
| Car plates | RNI |
| Website | http://www.powiat-nisko.pl |
Nisko County (Polish: powiat niżański) 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 Nisko, which lies 57 kilometres (35 mi) north of the regional capital Rzeszów. The county also contains the towns of Rudnik nad Sanem, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Nisko, and Ulanów, 11 km (7 mi) east of Nisko.
The county covers an area of 785.58 square kilometres (303.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 66,699, out of which the population of Nisko is 15,324, that of Rudnik nad Sanem is 6,710, that of Ulanów is 1,422, and the rural population is 43,243.[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.