Świdnik County

Not to be confused with Świdnica County, which has the same name in Polish.

Świdnik County Powiat świdnicki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Świdnik): 51°13′N 22°42′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Świdnik
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Świdnik Gmina Mełgiew Gmina Piaski Gmina Rybczewice Gmina Trawniki
Area
• Total	468.97 km2 (181.07 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	72,642
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
• Urban	42,669
• Rural	29,973
Car plates	LSW
Website	http://www.powiatswidnik.pl/

Świdnik County (Polish: powiat świdnicki) 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 city is Świdnik, which lies 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Piaski, lying 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Świdnik.

The county covers an area of 468.97 square kilometres (181.1 sq mi). As of 2015, its total population is 72,642, including a population of 40,040 in Świdnik, 2,629 in Piaski, and a rural population of 29,973.

Neighbouring counties

Świdnik County is bordered by Łęczna County to the north-east, Chełm County to the east, Krasnystaw County to the south-east, and Lublin County and the city of Lublin to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2015)	Seat
Świdnik	urban	20.4	40,040
Gmina Piaski	urban-rural	169.7	10,563	Piaski
Gmina Trawniki	rural	84.2	9,055	Trawniki
Gmina Mełgiew	rural	95.6	9,448	Mełgiew
Gmina Rybczewice	rural	99.1	3,536	Rybczewice

References

• Statystyczne Vademecum Samorządowca 2016