Lublin County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 is the city of Lublin, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Lublin County are Bełżyce, which lies west of Lublin, and Bychawa, south of Lublin.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019, its total population is 154,760, out of which the population of Bełżyce is 6,504, that of Bychawa is 4,893, and the rural population is 143,363.
Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of Lublin, Lublin County is also bordered by Lubartów County to the north, Łęczna County, Świdnik County and Krasnystaw County to the east, Biłgoraj County and Janów County to the south, Kraśnik County to the south-west, and Opole County and Puławy County to the west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into 16 gminas (two urban-rural and 14 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGmina Niemcerural141.219,652NiemceGmina Jastkówrural113.814,062JastkówGmina Bełżyceurban-rural133.913,243BełżyceGmina Konopnicarural92.813,963KonopnicaGmina Wólkarural72.812,394Jakubowice MurowaneGmina Niedrzwica Dużarural106.811,906Niedrzwica DużaGmina Bychawaurban-rural146.211,647BychawaGmina Głuskrural64.011,327GłuskGmina Garbówrural102.49,063GarbówGmina Strzyżewicerural108.88,078StrzyżewiceGmina Jabłonnarural131.08,044JabłonnaGmina Wojciechówrural80.95,977WojciechówGmina Wysokierural114.24,407WysokieGmina Krzczonówrural128.24,369KrzczonówGmina Borzechówrural67.43,748BorzechówGmina Zakrzewrural75.42,880Zakrzew
Lublin County in the Past The history of Lublin County as a separate administrative unit dates back to the late 15th century, when Lublin Voivodeship was carved out of eastern part of Sandomierz Voivodeship. The new voivodeship was made of three counties - Urzędów County, Łuków County and Lublin County, which had the area of 5812 sq. kilometers (as for mid-16th century). Apart from Lublin, other towns of the county were Kazimierz Dolny, Lubartów, Wawolnica, Kurów, Łęczna, Końskowola, Bełżyce and Parczew. The exact boundary between Urzędów and Lublin counties is difficult to pin down, as it has varied in different centuries.
Lublin County existed in its original form until the 18th-century forced Partitions of Poland. It continued to exist also in the Duchy of Warsaw, Russian-controlled Congress Poland and Second Polish Republic, but its borders were subject to frequent changes, due to several administrative centers.
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