Strzelin County
Powiat strzeliński
County
Flag of Strzelin County
Flag
Coat of arms of Strzelin County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
SeatStrzelin
Gminas
Total 5
Area
 • Total622.27 km2 (240.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total43,713
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban
14,701
 • Rural
29,012
Car platesDST
Websitehttp://www.powiatstrzelinski.pl

Strzelin County [ˈstʂɛlʲin] (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 622.3 square kilometres (240.3 sq mi). 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.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Gmina Strzelin urban-rural 171.7 22,167 Strzelin
Gmina Wiązów urban-rural 141.8 7,174 Wiązów
Gmina Borów rural 98.7 5,294 Borów
Gmina Przeworno rural 112.0 4,786 Przeworno
Gmina Kondratowice rural 98.1 4,292 Kondratowice

References

  1. ↑ "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.

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