Oława County

Oława County Powiat oławski
—  County  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Seat	Oława
Gminas	Total 4 (incl. 1 urban) Oława Gmina Domaniów Gmina Jelcz-Laskowice Gmina Oława
Area
– Total	523.73 km2 (202.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	71,118
– Density	135.8/km2 (351.7/sq mi)
– Urban	46,104
– Rural	25,014
Car plates	DOA
Website	http://www.starostwo.olawa.pl

Oława County (Polish: powiat oławski) 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 523.7 square kilometres (202.2 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Oława, and its only other town is Jelcz-Laskowice.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 71,118, out of which the population of Oława is 30,908, that of Jelcz-Laskowice is 15,196, and the rural population is 25,014.

Neighbouring counties

Oława County is bordered by Oleśnica County to the north, Namysłów County and Brzeg County to the east, Strzelin County to the south-west, and Wrocław County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Oława	urban	27.4	30,908
Gmina Jelcz-Laskowice	urban-rural	168.1	21,462	Jelcz-Laskowice
Gmina Oława	rural	234.0	13,438	Oława *
Gmina Domaniów	rural	94.3	5,310	Domaniów
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006