Puławy County

Puławy County Powiat puławski
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Puławy): 51°25′N 21°58′E / 51.417°N 21.967°E / 51.417; 21.967Coordinates: 51°25′N 21°58′E / 51.417°N 21.967°E / 51.417; 21.967
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Puławy
Gminas	Total 11 (incl. 1 urban) Puławy Gmina Baranów Gmina Janowiec Gmina Kazimierz Dolny Gmina Końskowola Gmina Kurów Gmina Markuszów Gmina Nałęczów Gmina Puławy Gmina Wąwolnica Gmina Żyrzyn
Area
• Total	933 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	116,829
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
• Urban	57,654
• Rural	59,175
Car plates	LPU
Website	http://www.pulawy.powiat.pl/

Puławy County (Polish: powiat puławski) 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 largest town is Puławy, which lies 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The county also contains the towns of Nałęczów, lying 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Puławy, and Kazimierz Dolny, 11 km (7 mi) south of Puławy.

The county covers an area of 933 square kilometres (360.2 sq mi). In 2006, its total population was 116,829, including 49,839 in Puławy, 4,243 in Nałęczów, 3,572 in Kazimierz Dolny and a rural population of 59,175.

Puławy County is bordered by Ryki County to the north, Lubartów County and Lublin County to the east, Opole Lubelskie County to the south, Zwoleń County to the west, and Kozienice County to the north-west.

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.