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Łęczna County

Łęczna County
Powiat łęczyński
County
Flag of Łęczna County
Flag
Coat of arms of Łęczna County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Łęczna): 51°18′N 22°53′E / 51.300°N 22.883°E / 51.300; 22.883Coordinates: 51°18′N 22°53′E / 51.300°N 22.883°E / 51.300; 22.883
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
Seat Łęczna
Gminas
Area
 • Total 633.75 km2 (244.69 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 57,314
 • Density 90/km2 (230/sq mi)
 • Urban 21,689
 • Rural 35,625
Car plates LLE
Website http://www.leczna.pl/

Łęczna County (Polish: powiat łęczyński) 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 Łęczna, which lies 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.

The county covers an area of 633.75 square kilometres (244.7 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 57,314, out of which the population of Łęczna is 21,689 and the rural population is 35,625.

Łęczna County is bordered by Parczew County to the north, Włodawa County and Chełm County to the east, Świdnik County to the south-west, Lublin County to the west, and Lubartów County to the north-west.

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



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