Jawor County Explained

Jawor County
Native Name:Powiat jaworski
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Seat:Jawor
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)
P2:Gmina Bolków
P3:Gmina Męcinka
P4:Gmina Mściwojów
P5:Gmina Paszowice
P6:Gmina Wądroże Wielkie
Area Total Km2:581.25
Total Type:Total
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:50315
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:27880
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:22435
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:DJA
Website:http://www.powiat-jawor.org.pl

Jawor County (Polish: powiat jaworski) 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 581.2km2. Its administrative seat is the town of Jawor; the only other town in the county is Bolków.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 50,315, out of which the population of Jawor is 22,890, the population of Bolków is 4,990, and the rural population is 22,435.

Neighbouring counties

Jawor County is bordered by Legnica County to the north, Środa Śląska County to the east, Świdnica County to the south-east, Wałbrzych County and Kamienna Góra County to the south, and Jelenia Góra County and Złotoryja County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Jaworurban18.822,890 
Gmina Bolkówurban-rural152.910,458Bolków
Gmina Męcinkarural147.84,995Męcinka
Gmina Mściwojówrural71.84,065Mściwojów
Gmina Paszowicerural100.83,976Paszowice
Gmina Wądroże Wielkierural89.23,931Wądroże Wielkie

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.