Wołów County (/ˈvoʊwʊf/, Polish: powiat wołowski [ˈpɔvjat vɔˈwɔfskʲi]) 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 675 square kilometres (261 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Wołów, although the county also contains the slightly larger town of Brzeg Dolny.
Wołów County
Powiat wołowski | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Seat | Wołów |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 675 km2 (261 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 46,914 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 24,884 |
| • Rural | 22,030 |
| Car plates | DWL |
| Website | http://www.powiatwolowski.pl/ |
As of 2019 the total population of the county is 46,914, out of which the population of Wołów is 12,373, the population of Brzeg Dolny is 12,511, and the rural population is 22,030.
Neighbouring counties
editWołów County is bordered by Góra County to the north, Trzebnica County to the east, Środa Śląska County to the south, and Legnica County and Lubin County to the west.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into three gminas (two urban-rural and one rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| Gmina Wołów | urban-rural | 331.1 | 22,443 | Wołów |
| Gmina Brzeg Dolny | urban-rural | 94.4 | 16,155 | Brzeg Dolny |
| Gmina Wińsko | rural | 249.5 | 8,316 | Wińsko |
References
edit- ^ "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.