Żagań County

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Żagań County
Powiat żagański

— County —

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Żagań): 51°37′N 15°19′E / 51.617, 15.317

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 9 (incl. 2 urban)

Area

- Total

1,131.29 km² (436.8 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

82,226

- Density

72.7/km² (188.2/sq mi)

- Urban

50,245

- Rural

31,981

Car plates

FZG

Website: http://www.powiatzaganski.pl

Żagań County (Polish: powiat żagański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żagań, which lies 39 km (24 mi) south of Zielona Góra and 124 km (77 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains four other towns: Szprotawa, lying 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Żagań, Iłowa, lying 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Żagań, Małomice, lying 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Żagań, and Gozdnica, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Żagań.

The county covers an area of 1,131.29 square kilometres (436.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 82,226, out of which the population of Żagań is 26,580, that of Szprotawa is 12,613, that of Iłowa is 3,975, that of Małomice is 3,623, that of Gozdnica is 3,454, and the rural population is 31,981.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Żagań County is bordered by Zielona Góra County to the north, Nowa Sól County to the north-east, Głogów County and Polkowice County to the east, Bolesławiec County and Zgorzelec County to the south, and Żary County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Żagań	urban	39.9	26,580
Gmina Szprotawa	urban-rural	232.3	21,732	Szprotawa
Gmina Iłowa	urban-rural	153.1	7,111	Iłowa
Gmina Żagań	rural	281.1	7,019	Żagań *
Gmina Małomice	urban-rural	79.5	5,443	Małomice
Gmina Niegosławice	rural	136.1	4,695	Niegosławice
Gmina Brzeźnica	rural	122.2	3,743	Brzeźnica
Gozdnica	urban	24.0	3,454
Gmina Wymiarki	rural	63.1	2,449	Wymiarki
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Żagań County

Urban gminas: Żagań (seat) • Gozdnica Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Iłowa • Gmina Małomice • Gmina Szprotawa Rural gminas: Gmina Brzeźnica • Gmina Niegosławice • Gmina Wymiarki • Gmina Żagań

v • d • e Counties of Lubusz Voivodeship

City counties: Gorzów Wielkopolski (governor's seat) • Zielona Góra (assembly seat) Land counties: Gorzów • Krosno Odrzańskie • Międzyrzecz • Nowa Sól • Słubice • Strzelce-Drezdenko • Sulęcin • Świebodzin • Wschowa • Żagań • Żary • Zielona Góra