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 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 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 79,991, out of which the population of Rejowiec Fabryczny is 4,533 and the rural population is 75,458.
The county includes part of the protected area called Chełm Landscape Park.
Read more about Chełm County: Neighbouring Counties, Administrative Division
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