Ropczyce-Sędziszów County
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Ropczyce-Sędziszów County Powiat ropczycko-sędziszowski |
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 Location within the voivodeship |
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 Division into gminas |
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| Coordinates (Ropczyce): 50°5′10″N 21°38′0″E / 50.08611°N 21.63333°ECoordinates: 50°5′10″N 21°38′0″E / 50.08611°N 21.63333°E | |||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship |
 Subcarpathian
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| Seat | Ropczyce | ||
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| • Total | 548.89 km2 (211.93 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 71,220 | ||
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 22,166 | ||
| • Rural | 49,054 | ||
| Car plates | RRS | ||
| Website | http://www.powiat.ropczyce.rze.pl/ | ||
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.
The county covers an area of 548.89 square kilometres (211.9 sq mi). As of 2006[update] its total population is 71,220, out of which the population of Ropczyce is 15,045, that of Sędziszów Małopolski is 7,121, and the rural population is 49,054.
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.
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.
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