Środa County | |
Native Name: | Powiat średzki |
Settlement Type: | County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
Seat: | Środa Śląska |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 5 |
P1: | Gmina Kostomłoty |
P2: | Gmina Malczyce |
P3: | Gmina Miękinia |
P4: | Gmina Środa Śląska |
P5: | Gmina Udanin |
Area Total Km2: | 703.68 |
Total Type: | Total |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 54646 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 9516 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 45130 |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | DSR |
Website: | http://www.powiat-sredzki.pl |
Środa County (; Polish: powiat średzki pronounced as /pl/) 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 703.7km2. Its administrative seat and only town is Środa Śląska.
As at 2019 the total population of the county is 54,646, out of which the population of Środa Śląska accounts for 9,516, while the rural population is 45,130.
Środa County is bordered by Wołów County to the north, Trzebnica County to the north-east, the city of Wrocław and Wrocław County to the east, Świdnica County to the south, and Jawor County and Legnica County to the west.
The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km²) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Gmina Środa Śląska | urban-rural | 214.9 | 19,862 | Środa Śląska |
Gmina Miękinia | rural | 179.5 | 16,603 | Miękinia |
Gmina Kostomłoty | rural | 146.3 | 7,142 | Kostomłoty |
Gmina Malczyce | rural | 52.6 | 5,957 | Malczyce |
Gmina Udanin | rural | 110.7 | 5,082 | Udanin |