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Ryki County

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Country
  
Poland

Car plates
  
LRY

Capital
  
Ryki

University
  
Polish Air Force Academy

Seat
  
Ryki

Area
  
615.5 km²

Voivodeship
  
Lublin Voivodeship

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Gminas
  
Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) Dęblin Gmina Kłoczew Gmina Nowodwór Gmina Ryki Gmina Stężyca Gmina Ułęż

Ryki County (Polish: powiat rycki) 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 is the town of Ryki, which lies 62 kilometres (39 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Dęblin, lying 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Ryki.

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Map of Ryki County, Poland

The county covers an area of 615.54 square kilometres (237.7 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 59,129, including a population of 17,933 in Dęblin, 9,716 in Ryki, and a rural population of 31,480.

Neighbouring counties

Ryki County is bordered by Łuków County to the north-east, Lubartów County to the east, Puławy County to the south, Kozienice County to the west and Garwolin County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

References

Ryki County Wikipedia