Lubań County

Lubań County (Polish: powiat lubański) 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. The county covers an area of 428.2 square kilometres (165.3 sq mi). Its administrative seat and largest town is Lubań. The county also contains the towns of Olszyna, Leśna and Świeradów-Zdrój.

Lubań County Powiat lubański
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Seat	Lubań
Gminas	Total 7 (incl. 2 urban) Lubań Świeradów-Zdrój Gmina Leśna Gmina Lubań Gmina Olszyna Gmina Platerówka Gmina Siekierczyn
Area
• Total	428.19 km^2 (165.33 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	54,493
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
• Urban	34,021
• Rural	20,472
Car plates	DLB
Website	http://www.powiatluban.home.pl

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 54,493, out of which the population of Lubań is 21,087, that of Leśna is 4,439, that of Olszyna is 4,348, that of Świeradów-Zdrój is 4,147, and the rural population is 20,472.

Neighbouring counties

Lubań County is bordered by Zgorzelec County to the west, Bolesławiec County to the north-east and Lwówek Śląski County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2019)	Seat
Lubań	urban	16.1	21,087
Gmina Leśna	urban-rural	104.5	10,013	Leśna
Gmina Lubań	rural	142.2	6,601	Lubań*
Gmina Olszyna	urban-rural	47.2	6,504	Olszyna
Gmina Siekierczyn	rural	49.6	4,510	Siekierczyn
Świeradów-Zdrój	urban	20.7	4,147
Gmina Platerówka	rural	47.9	1,631	Platerówka
* seat not part of the gmina

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.