- Międzyrzecz County
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Międzyrzecz County
Powiat międzyrzecki— County —
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Coat of armsLocation within the voivodeship Coordinates (Międzyrzecz): 52°26′54″N 15°35′18″E / 52.44833°N 15.58833°ECoordinates: 52°26′54″N 15°35′18″E / 52.44833°N 15.58833°E Country Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz Seat Międzyrzecz Gminas 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
Urban-rural gminas Rural gminas Counties of Lubusz Voivodeship City counties Land counties Gorzów • Krosno Odrzańskie • Międzyrzecz • Nowa Sól • Słubice • Strzelce-Drezdenko • Sulęcin • Świebodzin • Wschowa • Żagań • Żary • Zielona GóraCategories:- Międzyrzecz County
- Land counties of Lubusz Voivodeship
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