Świdnica County

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

Świdnica County
Powiat świdnicki

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 8 (incl. 2 urban)

Area

• Total

742.89 km² (286.83 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

160,337

• Density

220/km² (560/sq mi)

• Urban

112,404

• Rural

47,933

Car plates

DSW

Website

http://www.swidnica.pl

Świdnica County (Polish: powiat świdnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 742.9 square kilometres (286.8 sq mi). Its administrative seat is Świdnica, and it also contains the towns of Świebodzice, Strzegom, Jaworzyna Śląska and Żarów.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 160,337, out of which the population of Świdnica is 60,354, that of Świebodzice is 23,126, that of Strzegom is 16,782, that of Żarów is 6,902, that of Jaworzyna Śląska is 5,240, and the rural population is 47,933.

Neighbouring counties

Świdnica County is bordered by Środa Śląska County to the north, Wrocław County to the north-east, Dzierżoniów County to the south, Wałbrzych County to the south-west and Jawor County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Świdnica	urban	22.0	60,354
Gmina Strzegom	urban-rural	144.7	26,990	Strzegom
Świebodzice	urban	30.4	23,126
Gmina Świdnica	rural	208.3	15,210	Świdnica *
Gmina Żarów	urban-rural	88.0	12,381	Żarów
Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska	urban-rural	67.3	10,352	Jaworzyna Śląska
Gmina Marcinowice	rural	95.9	6,476	Marcinowice
Gmina Dobromierz	rural	86.5	5,448	Dobromierz
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Świdnica County

Urban gminas	Świdnica (seat) Świebodzice

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska Gmina Strzegom Gmina Żarów

Rural gminas	Gmina Dobromierz Gmina Marcinowice Gmina Świdnica

Counties of Lower Silesian Voivodeship

City counties	Wrocław (capital) Jelenia Góra Legnica

Land counties	Bolesławiec Dzierżoniów Głogów Góra Jawor Jelenia Góra Kamienna Góra Kłodzko Legnica Lubań Lubin Lwówek Śląski Milicz Oława Oleśnica Polkowice Środa Śląska Strzelin Świdnica Trzebnica Wałbrzych Wołów Wrocław Ząbkowice Śląskie Zgorzelec Złotoryja

Coordinates: 50°50′39″N 16°25′27″E / 50.84417°N 16.42417°E / 50.84417; 16.42417