Środa Śląska County

Infobox Settlement
name = Środa Śląska County
native_name=Powiat średzki
settlement_type=County


image_shield = POL powiat średzki (dolnośląski) COA.svg

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subdivision_type=Country
subdivision_name=POL
subdivision_type1=Voivodeship
subdivision_name1=Lower Silesian
seat = Środa Śląska
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 5|p1=Gmina Kostomłoty|p2=Gmina Malczyce|p3=Gmina Miękinia|p4=Gmina Środa Śląska|p5=Gmina Udanin
area_total_km2 = 703.68
total_type=Total
population_total = 49208
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban=8800
population_blank1_title=Rural
population_blank1=40408
blank_name=Car plates
blank_info=DSR
website=http://www.powiat-sredzki.pl__NOTOC__Środa Śląska County ( _pl. powiat średzki) 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|703.7|km2|sqmi|1. Its administrative seat and only town is Środa Śląska.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 49,208, out of which the population of Środa Śląska accounts for 8,800, while the rural population is 40,408.

Neighbouring counties

Środa Śląska County is bordered by Wołów County to the north, Trzebnica County to the north-east, the city of Wrocław and Wrocław County to the east, Świdnica County to the south, and Jawor County and Legnica County to the west.

Administrative division

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

External links

* [http://www.powiat-sredzki.pl/ Official county website]

References

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