Tarnobrzeg County

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.

Tarnobrzeg County Powiat tarnobrzeski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Tarnobrzeg): 50°35′N 21°41′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
Seat	Tarnobrzeg
Gminas	Total 4 Gmina Baranów Sandomierski Gmina Gorzyce Gmina Grębów Gmina Nowa Dęba
Area
• Total	520.02 km^2 (200.78 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	53,115
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
• Urban	12,608
• Rural	40,507
Car plates	RTA
Website	http://www.powiat-tarnobrzeski.qs.pl

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.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gmina Nowa Dęba	urban-rural	142.5	18,103	Nowa Dęba
Gmina Gorzyce	rural	69.4	13,186	Gorzyce
Gmina Baranów Sandomierski	urban-rural	121.9	11,879	Baranów Sandomierski
Gmina Grębów	rural	186.3	9,947	Grębów

References

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