Biłgoraj County

Biłgoraj County

Powiat biłgorajski
Biłgoraj County Powiat biłgorajski
County
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location within the voivodeship
	Division into gminas
	Coordinates (Biłgoraj): 50°33′N 22°44′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Biłgoraj
Gminas	Total 14 (incl. 1 urban) Biłgoraj; Gmina Aleksandrów; Gmina Biłgoraj; Gmina Biszcza; Gmina Frampol; Gmina Goraj; Gmina Józefów; Gmina Księżpol; Gmina Łukowa; Gmina Obsza; Gmina Potok Górny; Gmina Tarnogród; Gmina Tereszpol; Gmina Turobin;
Area
• Total	1,677.79 km2 (647.80 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	101,152
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Urban	33,556
• Rural	67,596
Car plates	LBL
Website	http://www.bilgorajski.pl/

Biłgoraj County (Polish: powiat biłgorajski) 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 Biłgoraj, which lies 79 kilometres (49 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin. The county contains three other towns: Tarnogród, lying 21 km (13 mi) south of Biłgoraj, Józefów, lying 24 km (15 mi) east of Biłgoraj, and Frampol, 16 km (10 mi) north of Biłgoraj.

The county covers an area of 1,677.79 square kilometres (647.8 sq mi). As of 2008, its total population is 103,661, which includes 26,306 in Biłgoraj, 3,333 in Tarnogród, 2,486 in Józefów, 1,428 in Frampol, and a rural population of 67,596.

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