Bolesławiec County

Bolesławiec County (Polish: powiat bolesławiecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Bolesławiec, famed for its pottery, and its only other town is Nowogrodziec. The county covers an area of 1,303.3 square kilometres (503.2 sq mi).

Bolesławiec County

Powiat bolesławiecki
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Bolesławiec): 51°16′N 15°34′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
SeatBolesławiec
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,303.3 km2 (503.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total90,108
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban
43,095
 • Rural
47,013
Car platesDBL
Websitehttp://www.powiatboleslawiecki.pl

As at 2019 the total population of the county is 90,108, of which the population of Bolesławiec is 38,852, that of Nowogrodziec is 4,243, and the rural population is 47,013.

Neighbouring counties

Bolesławiec County is bordered by Żagań County to the north, Polkowice County to the north-east, Legnica County and Złotoryja County to the east, Lwówek Śląski County to the south, Lubań County to the south-west, and Zgorzelec County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Bolesławiec urban 23.6 38,852  
Gmina Nowogrodziec urban-rural 176.3 15,214 Nowogrodziec
Gmina Bolesławiec rural 288.9 14,641 Bolesławiec*
Gmina Warta Bolesławiecka rural 110.9 8,650 Warta Bolesławiecka
Gmina Osiecznica rural 437.1 7,396 Osiecznica
Gmina Gromadka rural 267.3 5,355 Gromadka
* seat not part of the gmina

Population

Cities
City Population
(1999)		 Population
(2000)		 Population
(2001)		 Population
(2002)		 Population
(2003)		 Population
(2004)		 Population
(2005)		 Population
(2006)
Bolesławiec 43 791 43 608 43 523 41 371 41 263 41 117 40 984 40 679
Nowogrodziec 4 070 4 085 4 069 4 110 4 086 4 058 4 056 4 068

Gminas
Gmina Type Population
(1999)		 Population
(2000)		 Population
(2001)		 Population
(2002)		 Population
(2003)		 Population
(2004)		 Population
(2005)		 Population
(2006)
Bolesławiec rural 11 425 11 558 11 668 12 079 12 164 12 190 12 289 12 542
Gromadka rural 5 867 5 877 5 821 5 613 5 642 5 613 5 586 5 565
Nowogrodziec urban-rural 14 793 14 820 14 843 14 689 14 717 14 736 14 729 14 779
Osiecznica rural 6 365 6 616 6 744 6 895 6 974 7 077 7 064 7 068
Warta Bolesławiecka rural 7 519 7 546 7 542 7 485 7 548 7 645 7 689 7 868

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

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