Wschowa County

Infobox Settlement
name = Wschowa County
native_name = Powiat wschowski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat wschowski 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 = 624.82
population_total = 38958
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 19814
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 19144
coor_type = Wschowa
latd = 51
latm = 48
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 16
longm = 18
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Wschowa
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 3
p1 = Gmina Sława
p2 = Gmina Szlichtyngowa
p3 = Gmina Wschowa
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = FWS
website = http://wschowa.info/ __NOTOC__Wschowa County ( _pl. powiat wschowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created in 2002 out of three gminas which previously belonged to Nowa Sól County. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wschowa, which lies convert|57|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Zielona Góra and convert|126|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county also contains the towns of Sława, lying convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Wschowa, and Szlichtyngowa, convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Wschowa.

The county covers an area of convert|624.82|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 38,958, out of which the population of Wschowa is 14,573, that of Sława is 3,893, that of Szlichtyngowa is 1,348, and the rural population is 19,144.

Neighbouring counties

Wschowa County is bordered by Wolsztyn County to the north, Leszno County to the east, Góra County to the south-east, Głogów County to the south-west and Nowa Sól County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into three gminas (all urban-rural, centred on the three towns). 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]