Key facts
- Country
- Poland
- Voivodeship
- Lublin
- Seat
- Chełm
- Gminas
- Total 15 (incl. 1 urban) Rejowiec Fabryczny Gmina Białopole Gmina Chełm Gmina Dorohusk Gmina Dubienka Gmina Kamień Gmina Leśniowice Gmina Rejowiec Gmina Rejowiec Fabryczny Gmina Ruda-Huta Gmina Sawin Gmina Siedliszcze Gmina Wierzbica Gmina Wojsławice Gmina Żmudź
- Total
- 1,779.64 km (687.12 sq mi)
- Density
- 41.916/km (108.56/sq mi)
- Urban
- 4,406
- Rural
- 70,189
- Car plates
- LCH
- Website
- http://www.powiat.chelm.pl/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 74045
- Area
- 1779.64
- Official website
- powiatchelmski.pl
- Image
- Pałac i park w Serebryszczu.jpg
- Licence plate code
- LCH
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- Commons category
- Powiat chełmski
- postal code
- 22-100
- P6482
- Chełm County
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Chełm County (Polish: powiat chełmski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. 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 Chełm, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Chełm County is Rejowiec Fabryczny, which lies 17 km (11 mi) west of Chełm.
The county covers an area of 1,779.64 square kilometres (687.1 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 74,595, out of which the population of Rejowiec Fabryczny is 4,406 and the rural population is 70,189.