Zgorzelec County

Infobox Settlement
name = Zgorzelec County
native_name=Powiat zgorzelecki
settlement_type=

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image_shield = POL powiat zgorzelecki COA.svg

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subdivision_type=Country
subdivision_name=POL
subdivision_type1=Voivodeship
subdivision_name1=Lower Silesian
seat = Zgorzelec
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 7 (incl. 2 urban)|p1=Zawidów|p2=Zgorzelec|p3=Gmina Bogatynia|p4=Gmina Pieńsk|p5=Gmina Sulików|p6=Gmina Węgliniec|p7=Gmina Zgorzelec
area_total_km2 = 838.11
total_type=Total
population_total = 94408
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban=65276
population_blank1_title=Rural
population_blank1=29132
blank_name=Car plates
blank_info=DZG
website=http://www.powiat.zgorzelec.pl__NOTOC__Zgorzelec County ( _pl. powiat zgorzelecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. It is situated in the extreme south-west of Poland, bordering both Germany and the Czech Republic. The county covers an area of convert|838.1|km2|sqmi|1. Its administrative seat is Zgorzelec, on the German border; the other towns in the county are Bogatynia, Pieńsk, Zawidów and Węgliniec.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 94,408, out of which the population of Zgorzelec is 32,925, that of Bogatynia is 19,068, that of Pieńsk is 5,799, that of Zawidów is 4,412, that of Węgliniec is 3,072, and the rural population is 29,132.

Neighbouring counties

Zgorzelec County is bordered by Żary County and Żagań County to the north, and Bolesławiec County and Lubań County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south and Germany to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban, three 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]