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Parczew County

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Country
  
Poland

Car plates
  
LPA

Area
  
952.6 km²

Capital
  
Parczew

Seat
  
Parczew

Population
  
36,512 (2006)

Voivodeship
  
Lublin Voivodeship

Parczew County

Gminas
  
Total 7 Gmina Dębowa Kłoda Gmina Jabłoń Gmina Milanów Gmina Parczew Gmina Podedwórze Gmina Siemień Gmina Sosnowica

Parczew County (Polish: powiat parczewski) 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 only town is Parczew, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin.

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Map of Parczew County, Poland

The county covers an area of 952.62 square kilometres (367.8 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 36,512, including 10,281 in Parczew and a rural population of 26,231.

Neighbouring counties

Parczew County is bordered by Biała Podlaska County to the north, Włodawa County to the east, Łęczna County to the south, Lubartów County to the south-west and Radzyń Podlaski County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

References

Parczew County Wikipedia