Rybnik County

Rybnik County
Powiat rybnicki
Powiat office building, built in 1887
Powiat office building, built in 1887
Flag of Rybnik County
Coat of arms of Rybnik County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Location in Poland
Location in Poland
Coordinates (Rybnik): 50°5′N 18°33′E / 50.083°N 18.550°E / 50.083; 18.550
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
SeatRybnik
Gminas
Area
 • Total
224.63 km2 (86.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total
78,148
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
 • Urban
28,156
 • Rural
49,992
Car platesSRB
Websitehttp://www.starostwo.rybnik.pl/

Rybnik County (Polish: powiat rybnicki) is a suburban county in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, created in 1999 as a result of Polish local government reforms. Its administrative seat is the city of Rybnik, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county consists of three disjoint parts, separated by the city of Rybnik. In the past decade, Rybnik country experienced significant population growth, due to urban sprawl of adjacent cities.

At the 2002 census, the population was 72,926. As of 2019, the population was 78,148.

  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.