Garwolin County

Garwolin County

Powiat garwoliński
Garwolin County Powiat garwoliński
County
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location within the voivodeship
	Division into gminas
	Coordinates (Garwolin): 51°54′N 21°38′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Garwolin
Gminas	Total 14 (incl. 2 urban) Garwolin; Łaskarzew; Gmina Borowie; Gmina Garwolin; Gmina Górzno; Gmina Łaskarzew; Gmina Maciejowice; Gmina Miastków Kościelny; Gmina Parysów; Gmina Pilawa; Gmina Sobolew; Gmina Trojanów; Gmina Wilga; Gmina Żelechów;
Area
• Total	1,284.29 km2 (495.87 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	104,917
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Urban	30,907
• Rural	74,010
Car plates	WG
Website	http://www.garwolin-starostwo.pl

Garwolin County (Polish: powiat garwoliński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Garwolin, which lies 56 kilometres (35 mi) south-east of Warsaw. The county contains three other towns: Łaskarzew, 13 km (8 mi) south of Garwolin, Pilawa, 10 km (6 mi) north-west of Garwolin, and Żelechów, 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Garwolin.

The county covers an area of 1,284.29 square kilometres (495.9 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 104,917, out of which the population of Garwolin is 17,501, that of Łaskarzew is 4,840, that of Pilawa is 4,578, that of Żelechów is 3,988, and the rural population is 74,010.

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