Żagań County

Infobox Settlement
name = Żagań County
native_name = Powiat żagański
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat żagański COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lubusz
area_total_km2 = 1131.29
population_total = 82226
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 50245
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 31981
coor_type = Żagań
latd = 51
latm = 37
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 15
longm = 19
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Żagań
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 9 (incl. 2 urban)
p1 = Gozdnica
p2 = Żagań
p3 = Gmina Brzeźnica
p4 = Gmina Iłowa
p5 = Gmina Małomice
p6 = Gmina Niegosławice
p7 = Gmina Szprotawa
p8 = Gmina Wymiarki
p9 = Gmina Żagań
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = FZG
website = http://www.powiatzaganski.pl __NOTOC__Żagań County ( _pl. powiat żagański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żagań, which lies convert|39|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Zielona Góra and convert|124|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains four other towns: Szprotawa, lying convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Żagań, Iłowa, lying convert|15|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Żagań, Małomice, lying convert|12|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Żagań, and Gozdnica, convert|25|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Żagań.

The county covers an area of convert|1131.29|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 82,226, out of which the population of Żagań is 26,580, that of Szprotawa is 12,613, that of Iłowa is 3,975, that of Małomice is 3,623, that of Gozdnica is 3,454, and the rural population is 31,981.

Neighbouring counties

Żagań County is bordered by Zielona Góra County to the north, Nowa Sól County to the north-east, Głogów County and Polkowice County to the east, Bolesławiec County and Zgorzelec County to the south, and Żary County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gminas (two urban, three urban-rural and four 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]