Krosno Odrzańskie County

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Krosno Odrzańskie County
Powiat krośnieński

— County —

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Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Krosno Odrzańskie): 52°2′N 15°6′E / 52.033, 15.1

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

- Total

1,390 km² (536.7 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

56,463

- Density

40.6/km² (105.2/sq mi)

- Urban

29,074

- Rural

27,389

Car plates

FKR

Website: http://www.pow.krosno-odrz.pl

Not to be confused with Krosno County, which has the same name in Polish.

Krosno Odrzańskie County (Polish: powiat krośnieński) 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 is the town of Krosno Odrzańskie, which lies 30 km (19 mi) west of Zielona Góra and 79 km (49 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The only other town in the county is Gubin, situated on the German border 28 km (17 mi) west of Krosno Odrzańskie.

The county covers an area of 1,390 square kilometres (536.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 56,463, out of which the population of Gubin is 16,974, that of Krosno Odrzańskie is 12,100, and the rural population is 27,389.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Krosno Odrzańskie County is bordered by Słubice County to the north-west, Sulęcin County to the north, Świebodzin County to the north-east, Zielona Góra County to the east and Żary County to the south. It also borders Brandenburg in Germany to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie	urban-rural	211.5	18,496	Krosno Odrzańskie
Gubin	urban	20.7	16,974
Gmina Gubin	rural	379.7	7,249	Gubin *
Gmina Dąbie	rural	170.0	5,068	Dąbie
Gmina Bobrowice	rural	185.1	3,113	Bobrowice
Gmina Maszewo	rural	213.6	2,958	Maszewo
Gmina Bytnica	rural	208.7	2,605	Bytnica
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Krosno Odrzańskie County

Seat: Krosno Odrzańskie Urban gmina: Gubin Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie Rural gminas: Gmina Bobrowice • Gmina Bytnica • Gmina Dąbie • Gmina Gubin • Gmina Maszewo

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