Leżajsk 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 Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...

, south-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 largest town is Leżajsk

Lezajsk

Leżajsk is a town in southeastern Poland with 14,127 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship since 1999 and is the capital of Leżajsk County. Leżajsk is famed for its Bernadine basilica and monastery, built by the architect Antonio Pellacini...

, which lies 41 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów

Rzeszów

Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...

. The only other town in the county is Nowa Sarzyna

Nowa Sarzyna

Nowa Sarzyna is a town in Poland, with 6,187 inhabitants .The first buildings of Nowa Sarzyna were constructed in the late 1930s to house workers of a new chemical plant, built as part of Poland's Central Industrial Region. The town lies on land formerly belonging to the village Sarzyna. City...

, lying 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Leżajsk.

The county covers an area of 583.01 square kilometres (225.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 69,235, out of which the population of Leżajsk is 14,275, that of Nowa Sarzyna is 6,308, and the rural population is 48,652.

Neighbouring counties

Leżajsk County is bordered by Biłgoraj County to the north-east, Przeworsk County

Przeworsk County

Przeworsk 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 Przeworsk, which...

 and Łańcut County to the south, Rzeszów County

Rzeszów County

Rzeszów 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 is the city of Rzeszów, although the...

 to the south-west, and 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 north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Nowa Sarzyna Gmina Nowa Sarzyna Gmina Nowa Sarzyna is an urban-rural gmina in Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowa Sarzyna, which lies approximately north-west of Leżajsk and north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...	urban-rural	144.6	21,296	Nowa Sarzyna Nowa Sarzyna Nowa Sarzyna is a town in Poland, with 6,187 inhabitants .The first buildings of Nowa Sarzyna were constructed in the late 1930s to house workers of a new chemical plant, built as part of Poland's Central Industrial Region. The town lies on land formerly belonging to the village Sarzyna. City...
Gmina Leżajsk Gmina Lezajsk Gmina Leżajsk is a rural gmina in Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Leżajsk, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	198.5	19,832	Leżajsk Lezajsk Leżajsk is a town in southeastern Poland with 14,127 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship since 1999 and is the capital of Leżajsk County. Leżajsk is famed for its Bernadine basilica and monastery, built by the architect Antonio Pellacini...  *
Leżajsk Lezajsk Leżajsk is a town in southeastern Poland with 14,127 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship since 1999 and is the capital of Leżajsk County. Leżajsk is famed for its Bernadine basilica and monastery, built by the architect Antonio Pellacini...	urban	20.3	14,275
Gmina Grodzisko Dolne Gmina Grodzisko Dolne Gmina Grodzisko Dolne is a rural gmina in Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Grodzisko Dolne, which lies approximately south of Leżajsk and north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...	rural	78.4	8,169	Grodzisko Dolne Grodzisko Dolne Grodzisko Dolne is a village in Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Grodzisko Dolne. It lies approximately south of Leżajsk and north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
Gmina Kuryłówka	rural	141.3	5,663	Kuryłówka
* seat not part of the gmina