Zielona Góra County

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Zielona Góra County
Powiat zielonogórski
—  County  —
Coat of arms of Zielona Góra County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Zielona Góra): 51°56′23″N 15°30′18″E / 51.93972, 15.505
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
Seat Zielona Góra
Gminas
Area
 - Total 1,570.64 km² (606.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 89,543
 - Density 57/km² (147.7/sq mi)
 - Urban 34,827
 - Rural 54,716
Car plates FZI
Website: http://www.powiat.zgora.pl

Zielona Góra County (Polish: powiat zielonogórski) 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 is the city of Zielona Góra, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Sulechów, which lies 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Zielona Góra, Nowogród Bobrzański, which lies 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra, Babimost, which lies 32 km (20 mi) north-east of Zielona Góra, Czerwieńsk, which lies 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Zielona Góra, and Kargowa, 29 km (18 mi) north-east of Zielona Góra.

The county covers an area of 1,570.64 square kilometres (606.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 89,543, out of which the population of Sulechów is 17,862, that of Nowogród Bobrzański is 5,036, that of Babimost is 4,150, that of Czerwieńsk is 4,138, that of Kargowa is 3,641, and the rural population is 54,716.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra County is also bordered by Świebodzin County to the north, Nowy Tomyśl County to the north-east, Wolsztyn County to the east, Nowa Sól County to the south-east, Żagań County to the south, Żary County to the south-west and Krosno Odrzańskie County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (five 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 Sulechów urban-rural 236.0 26,397 Sulechów
Gmina Zielona Góra rural 220.5 16,238 Zielona Góra *
Gmina Czerwieńsk urban-rural 195.9 9,500 Czerwieńsk
Gmina Nowogród Bobrzański urban-rural 259.4 9,230 Nowogród Bobrzański
Gmina Babimost urban-rural 92.8 6,507 Babimost
Gmina Świdnica rural 160.8 5,769 Świdnica
Gmina Kargowa urban-rural 128.5 5,752 Kargowa
Gmina Zabór rural 93.3 3,549 Zabór
Gmina Bojadła rural 102.6 3,387 Bojadła
Gmina Trzebiechów rural 81.0 3,214 Trzebiechów
* seat not part of the gmina

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