Łęczna County

Łęczna County (Polish: powiat łęczyński) 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 only town is Łęczna, which lies 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.

Łęczna County Powiat łęczyński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Łęczna): 51°18′N 22°53′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Łęczna
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Cyców Gmina Łęczna Gmina Ludwin Gmina Milejów Gmina Puchaczów Gmina Spiczyn
Area
• Total	633.75 km^2 (244.69 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	57,314
• Density	90/km^2 (230/sq mi)
• Urban	21,689
• Rural	35,625
Car plates	LLE
Website	http://www.leczna.pl/

The county covers an area of 633.75 square kilometres (244.7 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 57,314, out of which the population of Łęczna is 21,689 and the rural population is 35,625.

Neighbouring counties

Łęczna County is bordered by Parczew County to the north, Włodawa County and Chełm County to the east, Świdnik County to the south-west, Lublin County to the west, and Lubartów 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 Łęczna	urban-rural	74.9	25,178	Łęczna
Gmina Milejów	rural	115.7	9,256	Milejów-Osada
Gmina Cyców	rural	147.9	7,516	Cyców
Gmina Spiczyn	rural	83.1	5,492	Spiczyn
Gmina Ludwin	rural	120.5	4,985	Ludwin
Gmina Puchaczów	rural	91.7	4,887	Puchaczów

Popular Culture

The county is a featured locale in the Codemasters racing game DiRT Rally 2.0.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006