Tarnobrzeg County

Tarnobrzeg County
Powiat tarnobrzeski
Flag of Tarnobrzeg County
Coat of arms of Tarnobrzeg County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Tarnobrzeg): 50°35′N21°41′E / 50.583°N 21.683°E / 50.583; 21.683
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
SeatTarnobrzeg
Gminas
Area
 • Total
520.02 km2 (200.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
53,115
 • Density102.14/km2 (264.54/sq mi)
 • Urban
12,608
 • Rural
40,507
Car platesRTA
Websitehttp://www.powiat-tarnobrzeski.qs.pl

Tarnobrzeg County (Polish: powiat tarnobrzeski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Tarnobrzeg, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Tarnobrzeg County are Nowa Dęba, which lies 18 km (11 mi) south of Tarnobrzeg, and Baranów Sandomierski, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Tarnobrzeg.

The county covers an area of 520.02 square kilometres (200.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 53,115, of which the population of Nowa Dęba is 11,152, that of Baranów Sandomierski is 1,456, and the rural population is 40,507.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Tarnobrzeg, Tarnobrzeg County is also bordered by Sandomierz County to the north, Stalowa Wola County to the east, Kolbuszowa County and Mielec County to the south, and Staszów County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into four gminas (two urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea(km2)Population(2019)Seat
Gmina Nowa Dębaurban-rural 142.5 18,103 Nowa Dęba
Gmina Gorzycerural 69.4 13,186 Gorzyce
Gmina Baranów Sandomierskiurban-rural 121.9 11,879 Baranów Sandomierski
Gmina Grębówrural 186.3 9,947 Grębów

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