Ząbkowice County Explained

Ząbkowice County
Native Name:Powiat ząbkowicki
Settlement Type:County
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Seat:Ząbkowice Śląskie
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 7
P1:Gmina Bardo
P2:Gmina Ciepłowody
P3:Gmina Kamieniec Ząbkowicki
P4:Gmina Stoszowice
P5:Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie
P6:Gmina Ziębice
P7:Gmina Złoty Stok
Area Total Km2:801.75
Total Type:Total
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:65104
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:29032
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:36072
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:DZA
Website:https://www.ziemiazabkowicka.eu/

Ząbkowice County (Polish: powiat ząbkowicki) 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 801.75km2. Its administrative seat is Ząbkowice Śląskie, and it also contains the towns of Ziębice, Złoty Stok and Bardo.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 65,104. The most populated towns are Ząbkowice Śląskie with 15,004 inhabitants and Ziębice with 8,708 inhabitants.

Neighbouring counties

Ząbkowice County is bordered by Kłodzko County to the south-west, Dzierżoniów County to the north-west, Strzelin County to the north-east and Nysa County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskieurban-rural146.921,775Ząbkowice Śląskie
Gmina Ziębiceurban-rural222.217,001Ziębice
Gmina Kamieniec Ząbkowickirural96.28,137Kamieniec Ząbkowicki
Gmina Stoszowicerural109.85,383Stoszowice
Gmina Bardourban-rural73.45,316Bardo
Gmina Złoty Stokurban-rural75.64,476Złoty Stok
Gmina Ciepłowodyrural77.53,016Ciepłowody

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.