Międzyrzecz County

Międzyrzecz County Powiat międzyrzecki
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Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Międzyrzecz): 52°26′54″N 15°35′18″E / 52.44833°N 15.58833°E / 52.44833; 15.58833Coordinates: 52°26′54″N 15°35′18″E / 52.44833°N 15.58833°E / 52.44833; 15.58833
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
Seat	Międzyrzecz
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Bledzew Gmina Międzyrzecz Gmina Przytoczna Gmina Pszczew Gmina Skwierzyna Gmina Trzciel
Area
– Total	1,387.83 km2 (535.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	58,335
– Density	42/km2 (108.9/sq mi)
– Urban	31,095
– Rural	27,240
Car plates	FMI
Website	http://www.powiat-miedzyrzecki.pl

Międzyrzecz County (Polish: powiat międzyrzecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Międzyrzecz, which lies 40 km (25 mi) south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski and 57 km (35 mi) north of Zielona Góra. The county also contains the towns of Skwierzyna, lying 18 km (11 mi) north of Międzyrzecz, and Trzciel, 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Międzyrzecz.

The county covers an area of 1,387.83 square kilometres (535.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 58,335, out of which the population of Międzyrzecz is 18,722, that of Skwierzyna is 10,010, that of Trzciel is 2,363, and the rural population is 27,240.

Neighbouring counties

Międzyrzecz County is bordered by Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the north, Międzychód County to the north-east, Nowy Tomyśl County to the east, Świebodzin County to the south, Sulęcin County to the west and Gorzów County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Międzyrzecz	urban-rural	315.3	24,812	Międzyrzecz
Gmina Skwierzyna	urban-rural	285.4	12,693	Skwierzyna
Gmina Trzciel	urban-rural	177.4	6,343	Trzciel
Gmina Przytoczna	rural	184.5	5,676	Przytoczna
Gmina Bledzew	rural	247.6	4,616	Bledzew
Gmina Pszczew	rural	177.6	4,195	Pszczew

References

• Polish official population figures 2006