Rybnik County
Powiat rybnicki | |
|---|---|
 Powiat office building, built in 1887 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
 Location in Poland | |
| Coordinates (Rybnik): 50°5′N 18°33′E / 50.083°N 18.550°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| Seat | Rybnik |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 224.63 km2 (86.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 78,148 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28,156 |
| • Rural | 49,992 |
| Car plates | SRB |
| Website | http://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.
- ^ "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.