Zielona Góra County
| Zielona Góra County Powiat zielonogórski | |||
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| County | |||
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 Location within the voivodeship | |||
| Coordinates (Zielona Góra): 51°56′23″N 15°30′18″E / 51.93972°N 15.50500°ECoordinates: 51°56′23″N 15°30′18″E / 51.93972°N 15.50500°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lubusz | ||
| Seat | Zielona Góra | ||
| Gminas | |||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,570.64 km2 (606.43 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 89,543 | ||
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 34,827 | ||
| • Rural | 54,716 | ||
| Car plates | FZI | ||
| Website | http://www.powiat-zielonogorski.pl | ||
Zielona Góra County (Polish: powiat zielonogórski) 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 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.
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.
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 | ||||
Climate
| Climate data for Zielona Gora | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1 (34) |
2 (35) |
7 (45) |
11 (52) |
17 (63) |
20 (68) |
22 (71) |
22 (71) |
17 (63) |
12 (54) |
6 (42) |
3 (37) |
11.7 (52.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
−3 (27) |
1 (33) |
4 (39) |
9 (48) |
12 (54) |
14 (57) |
14 (57) |
11 (51) |
6 (43) |
2 (35) |
−1 (30) |
5.5 (41.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) |
36 (1.4) |
36 (1.4) |
43 (1.7) |
58 (2.3) |
64 (2.5) |
79 (3.1) |
74 (2.9) |
43 (1.7) |
41 (1.6) |
43 (1.7) |
46 (1.8) |
601 (23.6) |
| Source: Weatherbase [1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zielona Gora, Poland". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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