Jawor_County

Jawor County

Jawor County

County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Jawor County (Polish: powiat jaworski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 581.2 square kilometres (224.4 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Jawor; the only other town in the county is Bolków.

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As of 2019 the total population of the county is 50,315, out of which the population of Jawor is 22,890, the population of Bolków is 4,990, and the rural population is 22,435.

Neighbouring counties

Jawor County is bordered by Legnica County to the north, Środa Śląska County to the east, Świdnica County to the south-east, Wałbrzych County and Kamienna Góra County to the south, and Jelenia Góra County and Złotoryja County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Jawor urban 18.8 22,890  
Gmina Bolków urban-rural 152.9 10,458 Bolków
Gmina Męcinka rural 147.8 4,995 Męcinka
Gmina Mściwojów rural 71.8 4,065 Mściwojów
Gmina Paszowice rural 100.8 3,976 Paszowice
Gmina Wądroże Wielkie rural 89.2 3,931 Wądroże Wielkie

References

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    "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

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