Ropczyce-Sędziszów County

Ropczyce-Sędziszów County (Polish: powiat ropczycko-sędziszowski) 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 Ropczyce, which lies 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Sędziszów Małopolski, lying 6 km (4 mi) east of Ropczyce.

Ropczyce-Sędziszów County Powiat ropczycko-sędziszowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Ropczyce): 50°5′10″N 21°38′0″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
Seat	Ropczyce
Gminas	Total 5 Gmina Iwierzyce Gmina Ostrów Gmina Ropczyce Gmina Sędziszów Małopolski Gmina Wielopole Skrzyńskie
Area
• Total	548.89 km2 (211.93 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	74,416
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
• Urban	28,193
• Rural	46,223
Car plates	RRS
Website	http://www.powiat.ropczyce.rze.pl/

The county covers an area of 548.89 square kilometres (211.9 sq mi). As of 2019^[update] its total population is 74,416, out of which the population of Ropczyce is 15,836, that of Sędziszów Małopolski is 12,357, and the rural population is 46,223.^[1]

Neighbouring counties

Ropczyce-Sędziszów County is bordered by Mielec County and Kolbuszowa County to the north, Rzeszów County to the east, Strzyżów County to the south, and Dębica County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (two 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 Ropczyce	urban-rural	139	27,449	Ropczyce
Gmina Sędziszów Małopolski	urban-rural	156	23,740	Sędziszów Małopolski
Gmina Wielopole Skrzyńskie	rural	93	8,166	Wielopole Skrzyńskie
Gmina Iwierzyce	rural	65	7,707	Iwierzyce
Gmina Ostrów	rural	96	7,354	Ostrów

References

1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.