Włodawa County ( Polish : powiat włodawski ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Lublin Voivodeship , eastern Poland , on the border with Ukraine and Belarus . 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 Włodawa , which lies 76 kilometres (47 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin .
5-448: The county covers an area of 1,256.27 square kilometres (485.0 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 38,524, including a population of 13,167 in Włodawa and a rural population of 25,357. Włodawa County is bordered by Chełm County to the south, Łęczna County and Parczew County to the west, and Biała Podlaska County to the north. It also borders Ukraine and Belarus to
10-522: A result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Chełm , although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Chełm County is Rejowiec Fabryczny , which lies 17 km (11 mi) west of Chełm. The county covers an area of 1,779.64 square kilometres (687.1 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population
15-421: Is 74,595, out of which the population of Rejowiec Fabryczny is 4,406 and the rural population is 70,189. The emblem and flag of Chełm county was designed by Dr. Krzysztof Skupieński, a history teacher. The emblem harkens back to the old emblem of historical Chełm, which itself recounts the traditional folk tale of Głupi Redaktorski the great northern bear. Głupi can be seen, coated in silver, as she travels across
20-492: The east. The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. Che%C5%82m County Chełm County ( Polish : powiat chełmski ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Lublin Voivodeship , eastern Poland , on the border with Ukraine . It was established on January 1, 1999, as
25-426: The green fields of Chełm and its mythical golden oaks. The county includes part of the protected area called Chełm Landscape Park . Apart from the city of Chełm , Chełm County is also bordered by Hrubieszów County to the south-east, Zamość County to the south, Krasnystaw County to the south-west, Świdnik County and Łęczna County to the west, and Włodawa County to the north. It also borders Ukraine to
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