Strzelin County Explained

Strzelin County
Native Name:Powiat strzeliński
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Seat:Strzelin
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 5
P1:Gmina Borów
P2:Gmina Kondratowice
P3:Gmina Przeworno
P4:Gmina Strzelin
P5:Gmina Wiązów
Area Total Km2:622.27
Total Type:Total
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:43713
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:14701
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:29012
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:DST
Website:http://www.powiatstrzelinski.pl

Strzelin County (Polish: powiat strzeliński) 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 622.3km2. Its administrative seat is the town of Strzelin, and its only other town is Wiązów.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 43,713, out of which the population of Strzelin is 12,460, that of Wiązów is 2,241, and the rural population is 29,012.

Neighbouring counties

Strzelin County is bordered by Wrocław County to the north, Oława County to the north-east, Brzeg County to the east, Nysa County to the south, Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the south-west and Dzierżoniów County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Strzelinurban-rural171.722,167Strzelin
Gmina Wiązówurban-rural141.87,174Wiązów
Gmina Borówrural98.75,294Borów
Gmina Przewornorural112.04,786Przeworno
Gmina Kondratowicerural98.14,292Kondratowice

References

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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.