Wałbrzych County

Infobox Settlement
name = Wałbrzych County
native_name=Powiat wałbrzyski
settlement_type=

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image_shield = POL powiat wałbrzyski COA.svg

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subdivision_type=Country
subdivision_name=POL
subdivision_type1=Voivodeship
subdivision_name1=Lower Silesian
seat = Wałbrzych
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 9 (incl. 4 urban)|p1=Boguszów-Gorce|p2=Jedlina-Zdrój|p3=Szczawno-Zdrój|p4=Wałbrzych|p5=Gmina Czarny Bór|p6=Gmina Głuszyca|p7=Gmina Mieroszów|p8=Gmina Stare Bogaczowice|p9=Gmina Walim
area_total_km2 = 514.18
total_type=Total
population_total = 184594
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban=164596
population_blank1_title=Rural
population_blank1=19998
blank_name=Car plates
blank_info=DB (Wałbrzych city), DBA
website=http://www.powiat.walbrzych.pl__NOTOC__Wałbrzych County ( _pl. powiat wałbrzyski) 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|514.2|km2|sqmi|1. Its administrative seat is the city of Wałbrzych, and it also contains the towns of Boguszów-Gorce, Głuszyca, Szczawno-Zdrój, Jedlina-Zdrój and Mieroszów.

When the county came into being in 1999, the city of Wałbrzych was not part of its territory, although it served as the county seat. As of 2003 the city county ("powiat grodzki") of Wałbrzych was incorporated into Wałbrzych County. Wałbrzych is now the largest town in Poland not to constitute a separate city county.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 184,594, out of which the population of Wałbrzych is 125,773, that of Boguszów-Gorce is 16,687, that of Głuszyca is 6,999, that of Szczawno-Zdrój is 5,506, that of Jedlina-Zdrój is 5,116, that of Mieroszów is 4,515, and the rural population is 19,998.

Neighbouring counties

Wałbrzych County is bordered by Kamienna Góra County to the west, Jawor County to the north, Świdnica County to the north-east, Dzierżoniów County to the east and Kłodzko County to the south-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gminas (four urban, two 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]