__NOTOC__ Zamość 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 Zamość, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Szczebrzeszyn, which lies west of Zamość, Zwierzyniec, which lies south-west of Zamość, and Krasnobród, south of Zamość.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019, its total population is 107,441, including a population of 4,991 in Szczebrzeszyn, 3,175 in Zwierzyniec, 3,091 in Krasnobród, and a rural population of 96,184.
Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of Zamość, Zamość County is also bordered by Krasnystaw County and Chełm County to the north, Hrubieszów County to the east, Tomaszów County to the south, and Biłgoraj County to the west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into 15 gminas (three urban-rural and 12 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGmina Zamośćrural197.023,166ZamośćGmina Szczebrzeszynurban-rural123.211,177SzczebrzeszynGmina Krasnobródurban-rural124.97,089KrasnobródGmina Sitnorural112.16,766SitnoGmina Zwierzyniecurban-rural156.86,740ZwierzyniecGmina Łabunierural87.56,209ŁabunieGmina Miączynrural155.95,787MiączynGmina Radecznicarural109.85,673RadecznicaGmina Adamówrural110.65,594AdamówGmina Nieliszrural113.25,455NieliszGmina Stary Zamośćrural97.25,203Stary ZamośćGmina Skierbieszówrural139.25,132SkierbieszówGmina Komarów-Osadarural122.84,968Komarów-OsadaGmina Sułówrural93.54,494SułówGmina Grabowiecrural128.93,988Grabowiec
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