Kamienna Góra County Explained

Kamienna Góra County
Native Name:Powiat kamiennogórski
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Seat:Kamienna Góra
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 4 (incl. 1 rural)
P1:Kamienna Góra
P2:Gmina Kamienna Góra
P3:Gmina Lubawka
P4:Gmina Marciszów
Area Total Km2:396.13
Total Type:Total
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:43429
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:25038
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:18391
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:DKA
Website:http://www.kamienna-gora.pl

Kamienna Góra County (Polish: powiat kamiennogórski) 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 396.1km2. Its administrative seat is the town of Kamienna Góra; the only other town in the county is Lubawka.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 43,429, out of which the population of Kamienna Góra is 19,010, the population of Lubawka is 6,028 and the rural population is 18,391.

Neighbouring counties

Kamienna Góra County is bordered by Jelenia Góra County to the west, Jawor County to the north and Wałbrzych County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Kamienna Góraurban18.019,010 
Gmina Lubawkaurban-rural138.110,901Lubawka
Gmina Kamienna Górarural158.19,019Kamienna Góra
Gmina Marciszówrural82.04,499Marciszów
  • seat not part of the gmina

References

50.8167°N 19°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.