Sanok County ( Polish : powiat sanocki ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship , south-eastern Poland , on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sanok , which lies 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów . The only other town in the county is Zagórz , lying 6 km (4 mi) south-east of Sanok.
5-420: The county covers an area of 1,225.12 square kilometres (473.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 94,473, out of which the population of Sanok is 37,381, that of Zagórz is 5,095, and the rural population is 51,997. Sanok County is bordered by Krosno County to the west, Brzozów County to the north, Przemyśl County to the north-east and Lesko County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to
10-462: The Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Krosno , although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains four towns: Jedlicze , Rymanów , Dukla , and Iwonicz-Zdrój . The county covers an area of 923.79 square kilometres (356.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 112,301, out of which
15-535: The county is more well known for its sheep farming, and thus lamb is the meat traditionally associated with its cuisine. Krosno County Krosno County ( Polish : powiat krośnieński ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship , south-eastern Poland , on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of
20-472: The population of Jedlicze is 5,736, that of Rymanów is 3,825, that of Dukla is 2,061, that of Iwonicz-Zdrój is 1,787, and the rural population is 98,892. Apart from the city of Krosno , Krosno County is bordered by Jasło County to the west, Strzyżów County to the north, and Brzozów County and Sanok County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south. The county is subdivided into ten gminas (four urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in
25-551: The south. The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. About 60% of the land surface of County is given over to agricultural use. However, very little of this is arable land; the vast majority consists of permanent grass pasture or rough grazing for herd animals such as sheep and cows. Although both beef and dairy cattle are raised widely, especially in Odrzechowa,
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