Dzierżoniów County

Infobox Settlement
name = Dzierżoniów County
native_name=Powiat dzierżoniowski
settlement_type=

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image_shield = POL powiat dzierżoniowski COA.svg


subdivision_type=Country
subdivision_name=POL
subdivision_type1=Voivodeship
subdivision_name1=Lower Silesian
seat = Dzierżoniów
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 7 (incl. 4 urban)
p1=Bielawa|p2=Dzierżoniów|p3=Pieszyce|p4=Piława Górna|p5=Gmina Dzierżoniów|p6=Gmina Łagiewniki|p7=Gmina Niemcza
area_total_km2 = 478.3
total_type=Total
population_total = 104852
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban=85287
population_blank1_title=Rural
population_blank1=19565
blank_name=Car plates
blank_info=DDZ
website=http://www.pow.dzierzoniow.pl__NOTOC__Dzierżoniów County ( _pl. powiat dzierżoniowski) 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 Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Dzierżoniów, and it also contains four other towns: Bielawa, Niemcza, Pieszyce and Piława Górna. The county covers an area of convert|478.3|km2|sqmi|1.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 104,852. This figure breaks down as follows: Dzierżoniów 34,678, Bielawa 31,219, Pieszyce 9,490, Piława Górna 6,779, Niemcza 3,121, rural areas 19,565.

Neighbouring counties

Dzierżoniów County is bordered by Świdnica County to the north, Wrocław County to the north-east, Strzelin County to the east, Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the south-east, Kłodzko County to the south and Wałbrzych County to the west.

Administrative division

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

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]