Polkowice County

Polkowice County Powiat polkowicki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Map of the county
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Seat	Polkowice
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Chocianów Gmina Gaworzyce Gmina Grębocice Gmina Polkowice Gmina Przemków Gmina Radwanice
Area
• Total	779.93 km^2 (301.13 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	61,622
• Density	79/km^2 (200/sq mi)
• Urban	37,045
• Rural	24,093
Car plates	DPL
Website	http://www.powiatpolkowicki.pl

Polkowice County (Polish: powiat polkowicki) 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 779.9 square kilometres (301.1 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Polkowice, and it also contains the towns of Chocianów and Przemków.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 61,138, out of which the population of Polkowice is 22,279, that of Chocianów is 8,215, that of Przemków is 6,551, and the rural population is 24,093.

Neighbouring counties

Polkowice County is bordered by Głogów County to the north, Lubin County to the south-east, Legnica County to the south, Bolesławiec County to the south-west and Żagań County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Polkowice	urban-rural	158.8	26,034	Polkowice
Gmina Chocianów	urban-rural	230.3	12,765	Chocianów
Gmina Przemków	urban-rural	108.0	8,826	Przemków
Gmina Grębocice	rural	121.9	5,290	Grębocice
Gmina Radwanice	rural	84.0	4,374	Radwanice
Gmina Gaworzyce	rural	77.0	3,849	Gaworzyce

References

• Polish official population figures 2006

Coordinates: 51°50′N 16°05′E / 51.833°N 16.083°E