Środa County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

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.

Neighbouring counties

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.

Administrative division

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Środa Śląskaurban-rural214.919,862Środa Śląska
Gmina Miękiniarural179.516,603Miękinia
Gmina Kostomłotyrural146.37,142Kostomłoty
Gmina Malczycerural52.65,957Malczyce
Gmina Udaninrural110.75,082Udanin

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. 2020-02-14.