Wrocław County Explained

Wrocław County
Native Name:Powiat wrocławski
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Seat:Wrocław
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 9
P1:Gmina Czernica
P2:Gmina Długołęka
P3:Gmina Jordanów Śląski
P4:Gmina Kąty Wrocławskie
P5:Gmina Kobierzyce
P6:Gmina Mietków
P8:Gmina Sobótka
P7:Gmina Siechnice
P9:Gmina Żórawina
Area Total Km2:1116.2
Total Type:Total
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:148663
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:22088
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:126575
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:DWR
Website:http://www.powiatwroclawski.pl

Wrocław County (Polish: powiat wrocławski) 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 1116km2. Its administrative seat is the city of Wrocław, although this city is not part of the county (it forms a separate city county). Wrocław County consists of areas to the east and south of Wrocław (city with county rights), and contains three towns: Sobótka, Kąty Wrocławskie and Siechnice.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 148,663, out of which the population of Siechnice is 8,113, that of Kąty Wrocławskie is 6,994, that of Sobótka is 6,981, and the rural population is 126,575.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Wrocław, Wrocław County is also bordered by Trzebnica County to the north, Oleśnica County to the east, Oława County to the south-east, Strzelin County to the south, Dzierżoniów County and Świdnica County to the south-west, and Środa Śląska County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Długołękarural212.433,022Długołęka
Gmina Kąty Wrocławskieurban-rural176.524,927Kąty Wrocławskie
Gmina Siechniceurban-rural98.622,396Siechnice
Gmina Kobierzycerural149.121,503Kobierzyce
Gmina Czernicarural84.216,070Czernica
Gmina Sobótkaurban-rural135.412,854Sobótka
Gmina Żórawinarural120.110,967Żórawina
Gmina Mietkówrural83.33,767Mietków
Gmina Jordanów Śląskirural56.63,157Jordanów Śląski

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.