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Tomaszów Lubelski County

Tomaszów Lubelski County
Powiat tomaszowski
County
Coat of arms of Tomaszów Lubelski County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Tomaszów Lubelski): 50°27′N 23°25′E / 50.450°N 23.417°E / 50.450; 23.417Coordinates: 50°27′N 23°25′E / 50.450°N 23.417°E / 50.450; 23.417
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
Seat Tomaszów Lubelski
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,487.1 km2 (574.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 88,343
 • Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban 22,360
 • Rural 65,983
Car plates LTM
Website http://www.powiat-tomaszowski.com.pl

Tomaszów Lubelski County (Polish: powiat tomaszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. 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 Tomaszów Lubelski, which lies 107 kilometres (66 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin. The only other towns in the county are Tyszowce, lying 28 km (17 mi) north-east of Tomaszów, and Łaszczów, lying 25 km (16 mi) east of Tomaszów.

The county covers an area of 1,487.1 square kilometres (574.2 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population was 88,343, including a population of 20,118 in Tomaszów Lubelski, 2,242 in Tyszowce, and a rural population of 65,983 (including approximately 2,300 for the population of Łaszczów, which became a town in 2010).

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

The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.



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