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 north of the regional capital Rzeszów. The county also contains the towns of Rudnik nad Sanem, lying south-east of Nisko, and Ulanów, east of Nisko.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006 its total population is 67,042, out of which the population of Nisko is 15,637, that of Rudnik nad Sanem is 6,744, that of Ulanów is 1,494, and the rural population is 43,167.

Neighbouring counties

Nisko County is bordered by Janów Lubelski County to the north-east, Biłgoraj County to the east, Leżajsk County to the south-east, Rzeszów County to the south, Kolbuszowa County to the south-west and Stalowa Wola County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.