Świdnik 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 largest town is Świdnik

Swidnik

Świdnik is a town in eastern Poland with 42,797 inhabitants , situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, very near the city of Lublin. It is the capital of Świdnik County.-History:The village of Świdnik is first mentioned in historical records from 1392...

, which lies 10 kilometres (6 mi) 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 only other town in the county is Piaski

Piaski

Piaski , formerly Piaski Luterskie, is a town in Poland at the Giełczew river. The town's population is about 2,660 . Administratively it belongs to Powiat of Świdnik of the Lublin Voivodeship. It lies 16 km Southeast of Świdnik.- History :...

, lying 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Świdnik.

The county covers an area of 468.97 square kilometres (181.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 72,290, out of which the population of Świdnik is 40,037, that of Piaski is 2,626, and the rural population is 29,627.

Neighbouring counties

Świdnik County is bordered by Łęczna County to the north-east, Chełm County to the east, Krasnystaw County

Krasnystaw County

Krasnystaw 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 Krasnystaw, which lies ...

 to the south-east, and Lublin County

Lublin County

Lublin 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 is the city of Lublin, although the city is not part...

 and the city of 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...

 to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five 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, one urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Świdnik Swidnik Świdnik is a town in eastern Poland with 42,797 inhabitants , situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, very near the city of Lublin. It is the capital of Świdnik County.-History:The village of Świdnik is first mentioned in historical records from 1392...	urban	20.4	40,037
Gmina Piaski Gmina Piaski, Lublin Voivodeship Gmina Piaski is an urban-rural gmina in Świdnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Piaski, which lies approximately south-east of Świdnik and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....	urban-rural	169.7	10,759	Piaski Piaski Piaski , formerly Piaski Luterskie, is a town in Poland at the Giełczew river. The town's population is about 2,660 . Administratively it belongs to Powiat of Świdnik of the Lublin Voivodeship. It lies 16 km Southeast of Świdnik.- History :...
Gmina Trawniki Gmina Trawniki Gmina Trawniki is an upstate gmina in Świdnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Trawniki, which lies approximately south-east of Świdnik and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	84.2	9,211	Trawniki Trawniki Trawniki is a village in Świdnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Trawniki. It lies approximately south-east of Świdnik and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....
Gmina Mełgiew	rural	95.6	8,352	Mełgiew
Gmina Rybczewice Gmina Rybczewice Gmina Rybczewice is a rural gmina in Świdnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Rybczewice, which lies approximately south-east of Świdnik and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	99.1	3,931	Rybczewice Rybczewice Rybczewice is a village in Świdnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Rybczewice. It lies approximately south-east of Świdnik and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....