Oleśnica County

Oleśnica County
Powiat oleśnicki

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 8 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

1,049.74 km² (405.31 sq mi)

Population (2009)

• Total

104,047

• Density

99/km² (260/sq mi)

• Urban

61,951

• Rural

41,415

Car plates

DOL

Website

http://www.powiat-olesnicki.pl

Oleśnica County (Polish: powiat oleśnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 1,049.7 square kilometres (405.3 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Oleśnica, and it also contains the towns of Syców, Twardogóra, Bierutów and Międzybórz.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 103,366, out of which the population of Oleśnica is 36,951, that of Syców is 10,712, that of Twardogóra is 6,866, that of Bierutów is 5,066, that of Międzybórz is 2,356, and the rural population is 41,415.

Neighbouring counties

Oleśnica County is bordered by Milicz County and Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the north, Ostrzeszów County, Kępno County and Namysłów County to the east, Oława County to the south, and Wrocław County and Trzebnica County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Oleśnica	urban	21.0	36,951
Gmina Syców	urban-rural	144.8	16,330	Syców
Gmina Twardogóra	urban-rural	168.0	12,879	Twardogóra
Gmina Oleśnica	rural	243.4	11,372	Oleśnica *
Gmina Bierutów	urban-rural	147.1	10,203	Bierutów
Gmina Dobroszyce	rural	131.7	6,071	Dobroszyce
Gmina Międzybórz	urban-rural	88.6	5,016	Międzybórz
Gmina Dziadowa Kłoda	rural	105.1	4,544	Dziadowa Kłoda
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Oleśnica County

Seat: Oleśnica (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Bierutów Gmina Międzybórz Gmina Syców Gmina Twardogóra

Rural gminas	Gmina Dobroszyce Gmina Dziadowa Kłoda Gmina Oleśnica

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: 51°12′N 17°23′E / 51.200°N 17.383°E / 51.200; 17.383

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