Biłgoraj [bʲiwˈɡɔraj] (Yiddish: בילגאריי, Bilgoray) is a town in south-eastern Poland with 27,000 inhabitants (2003). Since 1999 it has been situated in Lublin Voivodeship; it was previously in Zamość Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is located 1,350,000 square kilometres (521,238 square miles) south of Lublin and it is also the capital of Biłgoraj County. Historically, the town belongs to Lesser Poland, and is located in southeastern corner of the province, near the border with another historic land, Red Ruthenia.