Ropczyce-Sędziszów County

Ropczyce-Sędziszów County
Powiat ropczycko-sędziszowski
Flag of Ropczyce-Sędziszów County
Coat of arms of Ropczyce-Sędziszów County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Ropczyce): 50°5′10″N 21°38′0″E / 50.08611°N 21.63333°E / 50.08611; 21.63333
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
SeatRopczyce
Gminas
Area
 • Total548.89 km2 (211.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total74,416
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
 • Urban
28,193
 • Rural
46,223
Car platesRRS
Websitehttp://www.powiat.ropczyce.rze.pl/

Ropczyce-Sędziszów County (Polish: powiat ropczycko-sędziszowski) 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 and largest town is Ropczyce, which lies 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Sędziszów Małopolski, lying 6 km (4 mi) east of Ropczyce.

The county covers an area of 548.89 square kilometres (211.9 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 74,416, out of which the population of Ropczyce is 15,836, that of Sędziszów Małopolski is 12,357, and the rural population is 46,223.[1]

Neighbouring counties

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Ropczyce-Sędziszów County is bordered by Mielec County and Kolbuszowa County to the north, Rzeszów County to the east, Strzyżów County to the south, and Dębica County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Ropczyce urban-rural 139 27,449 Ropczyce
Gmina Sędziszów Małopolski urban-rural 156 23,740 Sędziszów Małopolski
Gmina Wielopole Skrzyńskie rural 93 8,166 Wielopole Skrzyńskie
Gmina Iwierzyce rural 65 7,707 Iwierzyce
Gmina Ostrów rural 96 7,354 Ostrów

References

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  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.