Parczew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Lublin Voivodeship

Lublin Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....

, eastern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Parczew

Parczew

Parczew is a town in eastern Poland, with a population of 10,281 . Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship , previously in Biała Podlaska Voivodeship . It is the capital of Parczew County.-History:...

, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

.

The county covers an area of 952.62 square kilometres (367.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 36,512, out of which the population of Parczew is 10,281 and the rural population is 26,231.

Neighbouring counties

Parczew County is bordered by Biała Podlaska County to the north, Włodawa County to the east, Łęczna County to the south, Lubartów County

Lubartów County

Lubartów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, 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 Lubartów, which lies north of...

 to the south-west and Radzyń Podlaski County

Radzyn Podlaski County

Radzyń Podlaski County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, 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 only town is Radzyń Podlaski, which lies...

 to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Parczew Gmina Parczew Gmina Parczew is an urban-rural gmina in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Parczew, which lies approximately north-east of the regional capital Lublin....	urban-rural	146.2	14,852	Parczew Parczew Parczew is a town in eastern Poland, with a population of 10,281 . Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship , previously in Biała Podlaska Voivodeship . It is the capital of Parczew County.-History:...
Gmina Siemień Gmina Siemien Gmina Siemień is a rural gmina in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Siemień, which lies approximately west of Parczew and north of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	110.9	4,825	Siemień Siemien Siemień is a village in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Siemień. It lies approximately west of Parczew and north of the regional capital Lublin....
Gmina Jabłoń	rural	111.0	4,177	Jabłoń
Gmina Milanów Gmina Milanów Gmina Milanów is a rural gmina in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Milanów, which lies approximately north of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	116.6	4,174	Milanów Milanów, Lublin Voivodeship Milanów is a village in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Milanów. It lies approximately north of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....
Gmina Dębowa Kłoda	rural	188.3	3,991	Dębowa Kłoda
Gmina Sosnowica Gmina Sosnowica Gmina Sosnowica is a rural gmina in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Sosnowica, which lies approximately south-east of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	172.4	2,645	Sosnowica Sosnowica, Lublin Voivodeship Sosnowica is a village in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sosnowica. It lies approximately south-east of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....
Gmina Podedwórze Gmina Podedwórze Gmina Podedwórze is a rural gmina in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Podedwórze, which lies approximately east of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	107.2	1,848	Podedwórze Podedwórze Podedwórze is a village in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Podedwórze. It lies approximately east of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....