Głogów County Explained

Głogów County
Native Name:Powiat głogowski
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Seat:Głogów
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Głogów
P2:Gmina Głogów
P3:Gmina Jerzmanowa
P4:Gmina Kotla
P5:Gmina Pęcław
P6:Gmina Żukowice
Area Total Km2:443.06
Total Type:Total
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:89319
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:67317
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:22002
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:DGL
Website:http://www.powiat.glogow.pl

Głogów County (Polish: powiat głogowski) 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 443.06km2. Its administrative seat and only town is Głogów.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 89,319, of which the population of the town of Głogów is 67,317 and the rural population is 22,002.

Neighbouring counties

Głogów County is bordered by Wschowa County to the north-east, Góra County to the east, Lubin County and Polkowice County to the south, and Żagań County and Nowa Sól County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Głogówurban35.467,317 
Gmina Głogówrural84.36,767Głogów
Gmina Jerzmanowarural63.45,091Jerzmanowa
Gmina Kotlarural127.84,426Kotla
Gmina Żukowicerural68.13,446Żukowice
Gmina Pęcławrural64.12,272Pęcław
  • seat not part of the gmina

References

51.6592°N 16.0806°W

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.