Lubliniec County
Lubliniec County
Powiat lubliniecki | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Lubliniec): 50°41′N 18°41′E / 50.683°N 18.683°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| Seat | Lubliniec |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 822.13 km2 (317.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 76,470 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28,089 |
| • Rural | 48,381 |
| Car plates | SLU |
| Website | http://www.lubliniec.starostwo.gov.pl/ |
Lubliniec County (Polish: powiat lubliniecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Lubliniec, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The only other town in the county is Woźniki, lying 45 km (28 mi) north-east of Lubliniec.
The county covers an area of 822.13 square kilometres (317.4 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 76,470, out of which the population of Lubliniec is 23,784, that of Woźniki is 4,305, and the rural population is 48,381.