Głogów County
Głogów County (Polish: powiat głogowski) 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 443.06 square kilometres (171.1 sq mi). Its administrative seat and only town is Głogów.
Głogów County Powiat głogowski | |
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Głogów County (red) within Lower Silesian Voivodeship | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Seat | Głogów |
| Gminas | Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 443.06 km2 (171.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 89,319 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 67,317 |
| • Rural | 22,002 |
| Car plates | DGL |
| Website | http://www.powiat.glogow.pl |
As of 2019 the total population of the county is 89,319, of which the population of the town of Głogów is 67,317 and the rural population is 22,002.
Neighbouring counties edit
Głogów County is bordered by Wschowa County to the north-east, Góra County to the east, Lubin County and Polkowice County to the south, and Żagań County and Nowa Sól County to the west.
Administrative division edit
The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
| Głogów | urban | 35.4 | 67,317 | |
| Gmina Głogów | rural | 84.3 | 6,767 | Głogów* |
| Gmina Jerzmanowa | rural | 63.4 | 5,091 | Jerzmanowa |
| Gmina Kotla | rural | 127.8 | 4,426 | Kotla |
| Gmina Żukowice | rural | 68.1 | 3,446 | Żukowice |
| Gmina Pęcław | rural | 64.1 | 2,272 | Pęcław |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
References edit
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2020-02-14.