Żary County

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Żary County
Powiat żarski

— County —

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Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Żary): 51°38′N 15°8′E / 51.633, 15.133

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 10 (incl. 2 urban)

Area

- Total

1,393.49 km² (538 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

98,929

- Density

71/km² (183.9/sq mi)

- Urban

60,901

- Rural

38,028

Car plates

FZA

Website: http://www.powiatzary.pl

Żary County (Polish: powiat żarski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German border. 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 Żary, which lies 43 km (27 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra and 123 km (76 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains three other towns: Lubsko, lying 21 km (13 mi) north-west of Żary, Jasień, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Żary, and Łęknica, 30 km (19 mi) west of Żary.

The county covers an area of 1,393.49 square kilometres (538.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 98,929, out of which the population of Żary is 38,967, that of Lubsko is 14,767, that of Jasień is 4,526, that of Łęknica is 2,641, and the rural population is 38,028.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Żary County is bordered by Krosno Odrzańskie County to the north, Zielona Góra County to the north-east, Żagań County to the east and Zgorzelec County to the south. It also borders the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (two urban, two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Żary	urban	33.2	38,967
Gmina Lubsko	urban-rural	182.7	19,360	Lubsko
Gmina Żary	rural	294.4	11,577	Żary *
Gmina Jasień	urban-rural	127.0	7,305	Jasień
Gmina Trzebiel	rural	166.6	5,753	Trzebiel
Gmina Brody	rural	240.4	3,486	Brody
Gmina Przewóz	rural	178.3	3,293	Przewóz
Gmina Tuplice	rural	65.9	3,278	Tuplice
Gmina Lipinki Łużyckie	rural	88.6	3,269	Lipinki Łużyckie
Łęknica	urban	16.4	2,641
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Żary County

Urban gminas: Żary (seat) • Łęknica Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Jasień • Gmina Lubsko Rural gminas: Gmina Brody • Gmina Lipinki Łużyckie • Gmina Przewóz • Gmina Trzebiel • Gmina Tuplice • Gmina Żary

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