Głogów County
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| Głogów County Powiat głogowski |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| Seat | Głogów | ||
| Gminas |
Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 443.06 km² (171.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 87,651 | ||
| - Density | 197.8/km² (512.4/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 68,954 | ||
| - Rural | 18,697 | ||
| Car plates | DGL | ||
| Website: http://www.powiat.glogow.pl | |||
Głogów County (Polish: powiat głogowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The county covers an area of 443.06 square kilometres (171.1 sq mi). Its administrative seat and only town is Głogów.
As at 2006 the total population of the county is 87,651, out of which the population of the town of Głogów is 68,954 and the rural population is 18,697.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Głogów County is bordered by Wschowa County to the north-east, Góra County to the east, Lubin County and Polkowice County to the south, and Żagań County and Nowa Sól County to the west.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Głogów | urban | 35.4 | 68,954 | |
| Gmina Głogów | rural | 84.3 | 5,506 | Głogów * |
| Gmina Kotla | rural | 127.8 | 4,129 | Kotla |
| Gmina Żukowice | rural | 68.1 | 3,516 | Żukowice |
| Gmina Jerzmanowa | rural | 63.4 | 3,232 | Jerzmanowa |
| Gmina Pęcław | rural | 64.1 | 2,314 | Pęcław |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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