Świdnica County Explained

Świdnica County
Native Name:Powiat świdnicki
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Seat:Świdnica
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 8 (incl. 2 urban)
P1:Świdnica
P2:Świebodzice
P3:Gmina Dobromierz
P4:Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska
P5:Gmina Marcinowice
P6:Gmina Strzegom
P7:Gmina Świdnica
P8:Gmina Żarów
Area Total Km2:742.89
Total Type:Total
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:157178
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:107783
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:49395
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:DSW
Website:https://www.powiat.swidnica.pl/

Świdnica County (Polish: powiat świdnicki) 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 742.9km2. Its administrative seat is Świdnica, and it also contains the towns of Świebodzice, Strzegom, Jaworzyna Śląska and Żarów.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 157,178. The most populated towns are Świdnica with 57,041 inhabitants, Świebodzice with 22,793 inhabitants, and Strzegom with 16,106 inhabitants.

Neighbouring counties

Świdnica County is bordered by Środa Śląska County to the north, Wrocław County to the north-east, Dzierżoniów County to the south, Wałbrzych County to the south-west and Jawor County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Świdnicaurban21.857,041 
Gmina Strzegomurban-rural144.725,775Strzegom
Świebodziceurban30.422,793 
Gmina Świdnicarural208.317,222Świdnica
Gmina Żarówurban-rural88.012,412Żarów
Gmina Jaworzyna Śląskaurban-rural67.310,249Jaworzyna Śląska
Gmina Marcinowicerural95.96,488Marcinowice
Gmina Dobromierzrural86.55,198Dobromierz
  • seat not part of the gmina

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.