Międzyrzecz County Explained

Międzyrzecz County
Native Name:Powiat międzyrzecki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1: Lubusz
Area Total Km2:1387.61
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:57851
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:30056
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:27795
Coor Pinpoint:Międzyrzecz
Coordinates:52.4483°N 15.5883°W
Seat:Międzyrzecz
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 6
P1:Gmina Bledzew
P2:Gmina Międzyrzecz
P3:Gmina Przytoczna
P4:Gmina Pszczew
P5:Gmina Skwierzyna
P6:Gmina Trzciel
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:FMI
Website:http://www.powiat-miedzyrzecki.pl

Międzyrzecz County (Polish: Powiat międzyrzecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Międzyrzecz, which lies 480NaN0 south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski and 680NaN0 north of Zielona Góra. The county also contains the towns of Skwierzyna, lying 190NaN0 north of Międzyrzecz, and Trzciel, 250NaN0 south-east of Międzyrzecz.

The county covers an area of 1387.61km2. As of 2019 its total population is 57,851, out of which the population of Międzyrzecz is 17,994, that of Skwierzyna is 9,671, that of Trzciel is 2,391, and the rural population is 27,795.

Neighbouring counties

Międzyrzecz County is bordered by Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the north, Międzychód County to the north-east, Nowy Tomyśl County to the east, Świebodzin County to the south, Sulęcin County to the west and Gorzów County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Międzyrzeczurban-rural315.3224,942Międzyrzecz
Gmina Skwierzynaurban-rural284.8112,178Skwierzyna
Gmina Trzcielurban-rural177.516,451Trzciel
Gmina Przytocznarural184.825,618Przytoczna
Gmina Bledzewrural247.484,382Bledzew
Gmina Pszczewrural177.674,280Pszczew

External links

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. 2020-03-23.