Żagań County
| Żagań County Powiat żagański | |||
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| County | |||
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 Location within the voivodeship | |||
 Division into gminas | |||
| Coordinates (Żagań): 51°37′N 15°19′E / 51.617°N 15.317°ECoordinates: 51°37′N 15°19′E / 51.617°N 15.317°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lubusz | ||
| Seat | Żagań | ||
| Gminas | |||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,131.29 km2 (436.79 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 82,226 | ||
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 50,245 | ||
| • Rural | 31,981 | ||
| Car plates | FZG | ||
| Website | http://www.powiatzaganski.pl | ||
Żagań County (Polish: powiat żagański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żagań, which lies 39 km (24 mi) south of Zielona Góra and 124 km (77 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains four other towns: Szprotawa, lying 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Żagań, Iłowa, lying 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Żagań, Małomice, lying 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Żagań, and Gozdnica, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Żagań.
The county covers an area of 1,131.29 square kilometres (436.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 82,226, out of which the population of Żagań is 26,580, that of Szprotawa is 12,613, that of Iłowa is 3,975, that of Małomice is 3,623, that of Gozdnica is 3,454, and the rural population is 31,981.
Neighbouring counties
Żagań County is bordered by Zielona Góra County to the north, Nowa Sól County to the north-east, Głogów County and Polkowice County to the east, Bolesławiec County and Zgorzelec County to the south, and Żary County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into nine gminas (two urban, three urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Żagań | urban | 39.9 | 26,580 | |
| Gmina Szprotawa | urban-rural | 232.3 | 21,732 | Szprotawa |
| Gmina Iłowa | urban-rural | 153.1 | 7,111 | Iłowa |
| Gmina Żagań | rural | 281.1 | 7,019 | Żagań * |
| Gmina Małomice | urban-rural | 79.5 | 5,443 | Małomice |
| Gmina Niegosławice | rural | 136.1 | 4,695 | Niegosławice |
| Gmina Brzeźnica | rural | 122.2 | 3,743 | Brzeźnica |
| Gozdnica | urban | 24.0 | 3,454 | |
| Gmina Wymiarki | rural | 63.1 | 2,449 | Wymiarki |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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