__NOTOC__ Janów 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 Janów Lubelski, and the two towns are Janów Lubelski and Modliborzyce, which lies south of the regional capital Lublin.

The county covers an area of . As of 2019, its total population is 44,383, out of which the population of Janów Lubelski is 11,901 and the rural population is 32,482.

Neighbouring counties Janów County is bordered by Kraśnik County and Lublin County to the north, Biłgoraj County to the south-east, Nisko County to the south-west, and Stalowa Wola County to the west.

Administrative division The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGmina Janów Lubelskiurban-rural178.215,916Janów LubelskiGmina Dzwolarural203.16,271DzwolaGmina Godziszówrural101.75,811GodziszówGmina Modliborzyceurban-rural153.25,509ModliborzyceGmina Potok Wielkirural98.34,655Potok WielkiGmina Batorzrural70.83,288BatorzGmina Chrzanówrural70.02,933Chrzanów

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