Sanok County

Sanok County
Powiat sanocki
Flag of Sanok County
Coat of arms of Sanok County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Sanok): 49°33′N 22°13′E / 49.550°N 22.217°E / 49.550; 22.217
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
SeatSanok
Gminas
Area
 • Total
1,225.12 km2 (473.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
94,473
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban
42,476
 • Rural
51,997
Car platesRSA
Websitehttp://www.powiat-sanok.pl

Sanok County (Polish: powiat sanocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. 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 Sanok, which lies 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Zagórz, lying 6 km (4 mi) south-east of Sanok.

The county covers an area of 1,225.12 square kilometres (473.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 94,473, out of which the population of Sanok is 37,381, that of Zagórz is 5,095, and the rural population is 51,997.[1]

  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.