Lwówek Śląski County

Lwówek Śląski County (Polish: powiat lwówecki) 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 709.9 square kilometres (274.1 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Lwówek Śląski, and it also contains the towns of Gryfów Śląski, Mirsk, Wleń and Lubomierz.

Lwówek Śląski County

Powiat lwówecki
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates: 51°7′N 15°35′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
SeatLwówek Śląski
Gminas
Total 5
Area
 • Total709.94 km2 (274.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total45,975
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban
23,129
 • Rural
22,846
Car platesDLW
Websitehttps://powiatlwowecki.pl/

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 45,975, the most populated towns are Lwówek Śląski with 8,869 inhabitants and Gryfów Śląski with 6,636 inhabitants.

Neighbouring counties

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

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (all of them urban-rural, centred on the five towns). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Gmina Lwówek Śląski urban-rural 240.4 17,239 Lwówek Śląski
Gmina Gryfów Śląski urban-rural 66.6 9,697 Gryfów Śląski
Gmina Mirsk urban-rural 186.6 8,622 Mirsk
Gmina Lubomierz urban-rural 130.4 6,192 Lubomierz
Gmina Wleń urban-rural 86.0 4,225 Wleń

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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