Ryki County (Polish: powiat rycki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. 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 town of Ryki, which lies 62 kilometres (39 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Dęblin, lying 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Ryki.
The county covers an area of 615.54 square kilometres (237.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 59,129, out of which the population of Dęblin is 17,933, that of Ryki is 9,716, and the rural population is 31,480.
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