Świdnik County


Świdnik County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest city is Świdnik, which lies east of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Piaski, lying south-east of Świdnik.
The county covers an area of. As of 2015, its total population is 72,642, including a population of 40,040 in Świdnik, 2,629 in Piaski, and a rural population of 29,973.

Neighbouring counties

Świdnik County is bordered by Łęczna County to the north-east, Chełm County to the east, Krasnystaw County to the south-east, and Lublin County and the city of Lublin to the west.

Administrative division

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