Nowa Sól County

Nowa Sól County Powiat nowosolski
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Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Nowa Sól): 51°48′N 15°43′E / 51.8°N 15.717°E / 51.8; 15.717Coordinates: 51°48′N 15°43′E / 51.8°N 15.717°E / 51.8; 15.717
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
Seat	Nowa Sól
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) Nowa Sól Gmina Bytom Odrzański Gmina Kolsko Gmina Kożuchów Gmina Nowa Sól Gmina Nowe Miasteczko Gmina Otyń Gmina Siedlisko
Area
– Total	770.58 km2 (297.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	86,773
– Density	112.6/km2 (291.7/sq mi)
– Urban	57,136
– Rural	29,637
Car plates	FNW
Website	http://www.powiat-nowosolski.pl

Nowa Sól County (Polish: powiat nowosolski) 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 Nowa Sól, which lies 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Zielona Góra and 109 km (68 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains three other towns: Kożuchów, lying 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Nowa Sól, Bytom Odrzański, lying 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Nowa Sól, and Nowe Miasteczko, 13 km (8 mi) south of Nowa Sól.

The county covers an area of 770.58 square kilometres (297.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 86,773, out of which the population of Nowa Sól is 40,351, that of Kożuchów is 9,592, that of Bytom Odrzański is 4,365, that of Nowe Miasteczko is 2,828, and the rural population is 29,637.

From 1999 until 2002, Nowa Sól County also included the areas which now comprise Wschowa County (the towns and gminas of Wschowa, Sława and Szlichtyngowa).

Neighbouring counties

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

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Nowa Sól	urban	21.6	40,351
Gmina Kożuchów	urban-rural	178.8	15,993	Kożuchów
Gmina Nowa Sól	rural	176.2	6,619	Nowa Sól *
Gmina Otyń	rural	91.6	6,175	Otyń
Gmina Nowe Miasteczko	urban-rural	77.2	5,512	Nowe Miasteczko
Gmina Bytom Odrzański	urban-rural	52.4	5,359	Bytom Odrzański
Gmina Siedlisko	rural	92.2	3,492	Siedlisko
Gmina Kolsko	rural	80.6	3,272	Kolsko
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006