Kraśnik County
Kraśnik County
Powiat kraśnicki | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Kraśnik): 50°55′N 22°13′E / 50.917°N 22.217°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| Seat | Kraśnik |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,005.34 km2 (388.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 93,919 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 36,870 |
| • Rural | 57,049 |
| Car plates | LKR |
| Website | http://www.powiatkrasnicki.pl |
Kraśnik County (Polish: powiat kraśnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Kraśnik, which lies 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Annopol, lying 25 km (16 mi) west of Kraśnik.
The county covers an area of 1,005.34 square kilometres (388.2 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 93,919, out of which the population of Kraśnik is 34,355, that of Annopol is 2,515, and the rural population is 57,049.