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Lubaczów County Powiat lubaczowski
—  County  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Lubaczów): 50°10′N 23°7′E / 50.167°N 23.117°E / 50.167; 23.117
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
Seat	Lubaczów
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) Lubaczów Gmina Cieszanów Gmina Horyniec-Zdrój Gmina Lubaczów Gmina Narol Gmina Oleszyce Gmina Stary Dzików Gmina Wielkie Oczy
Area
- Total	1,308.37 km2 (505.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	57,120
- Density	43.7/km2 (113.1/sq mi)
- Urban	19,565
- Rural	37,555
Car plates	RLU
Website	http://www.lubaczow.alpha.pl

Lubaczów County (Polish: powiat lubaczowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. 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 Lubaczów, which lies 81 kilometres (50 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The county contains three other towns: Oleszyce, 7 km (4 mi) west of Lubaczów, Narol, 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Lubaczów, and Cieszanów, 12 km (7 mi) north of Lubaczów.

The county covers an area of 1,308.37 square kilometres (505.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 57,120, out of which the population of Lubaczów is 12,378, that of Oleszyce is 3,168, that of Narol is 2,120, that of Cieszanów is 1,899, and the rural population is 37,555.

Neighbouring counties

Lubaczów County is bordered by Jarosław County and Przeworsk County to the west, Biłgoraj County to the north, and Tomaszów Lubelski County to the north-east. It also borders Ukraine to the east.

Administrative division

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

References

• Polish official population figures 2006

Rural landscape picture

Gminas of Lubaczów County Seat: Lubaczów (urban gmina) Urban-rural gminas Gmina Cieszanów • Gmina Narol • Gmina Oleszyce Rural gminas Gmina Horyniec-Zdrój • Gmina Lubaczów • Gmina Stary Dzików • Gmina Wielkie Oczy

Counties of Subcarpathian Voivodeship City counties Rzeszów (capital) • Krosno • Przemyśl • Tarnobrzeg Land counties Bieszczady • Brzozów • Dębica • Jarosław • Jasło • Kolbuszowa • Krosno • Łańcut • Lesko • Leżajsk • Lubaczów • Mielec • Nisko • Przemyśl • Przeworsk • Ropczyce-Sędziszów • Rzeszów • Sanok • Stalowa Wola • Strzyżów • Tarnobrzeg