Leżajsk County

Leżajsk County Powiat leżajski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Leżajsk): 50°16′N 22°26′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
Seat	Leżajsk
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Leżajsk Gmina Grodzisko Dolne Gmina Kuryłówka Gmina Leżajsk Gmina Nowa Sarzyna
Area
• Total	583.01 km2 (225.10 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	69,479
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
• Urban	19,687
• Rural	49,792
Car plates	RLE
Website	http://www.starostwo.lezajsk.pl

Leżajsk County (Polish: powiat leżajski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 Leżajsk, which lies 41 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Nowa Sarzyna, 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 2019 its total population is 69,479, of which the population of Leżajsk is 13,853, that of Nowa Sarzyna is 5,834, and the rural population is 49,792.

Neighbouring counties

Leżajsk County is bordered by Biłgoraj County to the north-east, Przeworsk County and Łańcut County to the south, Rzeszów County to the south-west, and Nisko County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (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 (2019)	Seat
Gmina Nowa Sarzyna	urban-rural	144.6	21,585	Nowa Sarzyna
Gmina Leżajsk	rural	198.5	20,300	Leżajsk *
Leżajsk	urban	20.3	13,853
Gmina Grodzisko Dolne	rural	78.4	8,008	Grodzisko Dolne
Gmina Kuryłówka	rural	141.3	5,733	Kuryłówka
* seat not part of the gmina

Notable residents

• Moe Drabowsky, American major league baseball pitcher