Złotoryja County | |
Native Name: | Powiat złotoryjski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
Seat: | Złotoryja |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 6 (incl. 2 urban) |
P1: | Wojcieszów |
P2: | Złotoryja |
P3: | Gmina Pielgrzymka |
P4: | Gmina Świerzawa |
P5: | Gmina Zagrodno |
P6: | Gmina Złotoryja |
Area Total Km2: | 575.45 |
Total Type: | Total |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 43719 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 21518 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 22201 |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | DZL |
Website: | http://www.powiat-zlotoryja.pl |
Złotoryja County (Polish: powiat złotoryjski) 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 575.45km2. Its administrative seat is Złotoryja, and it also contains the towns of Wojcieszów and Świerzawa.
As of 2019 the total population of the county is 43,719, out of which the population of Złotoryja is 15,564, that of Wojcieszów is 3,668, that of Świerzawa is 2,286, and the rural population is 22,201.
Złotoryja County is bordered by Legnica County to the north-east, Jawor County to the east, Jelenia Góra County to the south, and Lwówek Śląski County and Bolesławiec County to the west.
The county is subdivided into six gminas (two urban, one urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Złotoryja | urban | 11.5 | 15,564 | |
Gmina Świerzawa | urban-rural | 157.7 | 7,552 | Świerzawa |
Gmina Złotoryja | rural | 145.1 | 7,071 | Złotoryja |
Gmina Zagrodno | rural | 122.1 | 5,294 | Zagrodno |
Gmina Pielgrzymka | rural | 105.2 | 4,570 | Pielgrzymka |
Wojcieszów | urban | 32.2 | 3,668 | |
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