Janów Lubelski County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Lublin Voivodeship

Lublin Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....

, eastern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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 Janów Lubelski

Janów Lubelski

Janów Lubelski is a town in eastern Poland. It has 11,882 inhabitants .Situated in the Lublin Voivodship . It is the capital of Janów Lubelski County.It has a large hospital...

, which lies 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

.

The county covers an area of 875.34 square kilometres (338 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 47,875, out of which the population of Janów Lubelski is 11,938 and the rural population is 35,937.

Neighbouring counties

Janów Lubelski County is bordered by Kraśnik County

Krasnik County

Kraśnik County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern 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 largest town is Kraśnik, which lies south-west...

 and Lublin County

Lublin County

Lublin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Lublin, although the city is not part...

 to the north, Biłgoraj County to the south-east, Nisko County

Nisko County

Nisko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern 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 largest town is Nisko, which lies ...

 to the south-west, and Stalowa Wola County

Stalowa Wola County

Stalowa Wola County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern 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 Stalowa Wola,...

 to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Janów Lubelski Gmina Janów Lubelski Gmina Janów Lubelski is an urban-rural gmina in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Janów Lubelski, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Lublin....	urban-rural	178.2	16,106	Janów Lubelski Janów Lubelski Janów Lubelski is a town in eastern Poland. It has 11,882 inhabitants .Situated in the Lublin Voivodship . It is the capital of Janów Lubelski County.It has a large hospital...
Gmina Modliborzyce Gmina Modliborzyce Gmina Modliborzyce is a rural gmina in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Modliborzyce, which lies approximately north-west of Janów Lubelski and south of the regional capital Lublin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	153.2	7,239	Modliborzyce Modliborzyce, Lublin Voivodeship Modliborzyce is a village in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Modliborzyce. It lies approximately north-west of Janów Lubelski and south of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population of 1,311.-References:...
Gmina Dzwola Gmina Dzwola Gmina Dzwola is a rural gmina in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dzwola, which lies approximately east of Janów Lubelski and south of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	203.1	6,664	Dzwola Dzwola Dzwola is a village in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Dzwola. It lies approximately east of Janów Lubelski and south of the regional capital Lublin....
Gmina Godziszów Gmina Godziszów Gmina Godziszów is a rural gmina in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Godziszów, which lies approximately north-east of Janów Lubelski and south of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	101.7	6,277	Godziszów Godziszów, Lublin Voivodeship Godziszów is a village in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Godziszów. It lies approximately north-east of Janów Lubelski and south of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population of 2,242.-References:...
Gmina Potok Wielki Gmina Potok Wielki Gmina Potok Wielki is a rural gmina in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Potok Wielki, which lies approximately north-west of Janów Lubelski and south-west of the regional capital Lublin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	98.3	4,954	Potok Wielki Potok Wielki, Lublin Voivodeship Potok Wielki is a village in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Potok Wielki. It lies approximately north-west of Janów Lubelski and south-west of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population of 502.-References:...
Gmina Batorz Gmina Batorz Gmina Batorz is a rural gmina in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Batorz, which lies approximately north of Janów Lubelski and south of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	70.8	3,518	Batorz Batorz Batorz is a village in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Batorz. It lies approximately north of Janów Lubelski and south of the regional capital Lublin....
Gmina Chrzanów Gmina Chrzanów, Lublin Voivodeship Gmina Chrzanów is a rural gmina in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Chrzanów, which lies approximately north-east of Janów Lubelski and south of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	70.0	3,117	Chrzanów Chrzanów, Lublin Voivodeship Chrzanów is a village in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Chrzanów. It lies approximately north-east of Janów Lubelski and south of the regional capital Lublin....