Świdnica County

Infobox Settlement
name = Świdnica County
native_name=Powiat świdnicki
settlement_type=

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image_shield = POL powiat świdnicki (dolnośląski) COA.svg

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subdivision_type=Country
subdivision_name=POL
subdivision_type1=Voivodeship
subdivision_name1=Lower Silesian
seat = Świdnica
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 8 (incl. 2 urban)|p1=Świdnica|p2=Świebodzice|p3=Gmina Dobromierz|p4=Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska|p5=Gmina Marcinowice|p6=Gmina Strzegom|p7=Gmina Świdnica|p8=Gmina Żarów
area_total_km2 = 742.89
total_type=Total
population_total = 160337
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban=112404
population_blank1_title=Rural
population_blank1=47933
blank_name=Car plates
blank_info=DSW
website=http://www.swidnica.pl

__NOTOC__Świdnica County ( _pl. powiat świdnicki) 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. The county covers an area of convert|742.9|km2|sqmi|1. 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.

References

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