Lipsko County

Lipsko County Powiat lipski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Lipsko
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Chotcza Gmina Ciepielów Gmina Lipsko Gmina Rzeczniów Gmina Sienno Gmina Solec nad Wisłą
Area
• Total	747.58 km2 (288.64 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	36,669
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
• Urban	5,826
• Rural	30,843
Car plates	WLI
Website	http://powiat-lipsko.pl/

Lipsko County (Polish: powiat lipski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Lipsko, which lies 127 kilometres (79 mi) south of Warsaw.

The county covers an area of 747.58 square kilometres (288.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 36,669, out of which the population of Lipsko is 5,826 and the rural population is 30,843.

Neighbouring provinces

Lipsko County is bordered by Zwoleń County to the north, Opole Lubelskie County to the east, Opatów County to the south, Ostrowiec County to the south-west, Starachowice County to the west and Radom County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Lipsko	urban-rural	135.2	11,538	Lipsko
Gmina Sienno	rural	147.2	6,377	Sienno
Gmina Ciepielów	rural	135.3	5,789	Ciepielów
Gmina Solec nad Wisłą	rural	137.4	5,633	Solec nad Wisłą
Gmina Rzeczniów	rural	103.7	4,731	Rzeczniów
Gmina Chotcza	rural	88.8	2,601	Chotcza

References

• Polish official population figures 2006