Wrocław County

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 1,116 square kilometres (431 sq mi). 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.

Wrocław County

Powiat wrocławski
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
SeatWrocław
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,116.2 km2 (431.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total148,663
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
 • Urban
22,088
 • Rural
126,575
Car platesDWR
Websitehttp://www.powiatwroclawski.pl

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.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Gmina Długołęka rural 212.4 33,022 Długołęka
Gmina Kąty Wrocławskie urban-rural 176.5 24,927 Kąty Wrocławskie
Gmina Siechnice urban-rural 98.6 22,396 Siechnice
Gmina Kobierzyce rural 149.1 21,503 Kobierzyce
Gmina Czernica rural 84.2 16,070 Czernica
Gmina Sobótka urban-rural 135.4 12,854 Sobótka
Gmina Żórawina rural 120.1 10,967 Żórawina
Gmina Mietków rural 83.3 3,767 Mietków
Gmina Jordanów Śląski rural 56.6 3,157 Jordanów Śląski

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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