Dzierżoniów County

Dzierżoniów County (Polish: powiat dzierżoniowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western 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 Dzierżoniów, and it also contains four other towns: Bielawa, Niemcza, Pieszyce and Piława Górna. The county covers an area of 478.3 square kilometres (184.7 sq mi).

Dzierżoniów County

Powiat dzierżoniowski
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
SeatDzierżoniów
Gminas
Area
 • Total478.3 km2 (184.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total101,118
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
 • Urban
79,710
 • Rural
21,408
Car platesDDZ
Websitehttp://www.pow.dzierzoniow.pl

As at 2019 the total population of the county is 101,118. This figure breaks down as follows: Dzierżoniów 33,239, Bielawa 29,971, Pieszyce 7,123, Piława Górna 6,412, Niemcza 2,965, rural areas 21,408.

Neighbouring counties

Dzierżoniów County is bordered by Świdnica County to the north, Wrocław County to the north-east, Strzelin County to the east, Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the south-east, Kłodzko County to the south and Wałbrzych County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Dzierżoniów urban 20.1 33,239  
Bielawa urban 36.2 29,971  
Gmina Pieszyce urban-rural 63.6 9,466 Pieszyce
Gmina Dzierżoniów rural 142.1 9,114 Dzierżoniów*
Gmina Łagiewniki rural 124.4 7,443 Łagiewniki
Piława Górna urban 20.9 6,412  
Gmina Niemcza urban-rural 72.1 5,473 Niemcza
* seat not part of the gmina

The highest peaks
Owl Mountains

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

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