Dzierżoniów County

Dzierżoniów County (Polish: powiat dzierżoniowski) 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. Its administrative seat is the town of Dzierżoniów, and it also contains four other towns: Bielawa, Niemcza, Pieszyce and Piława Górna. The county covers an area of 478.3 square kilometres (184.7 sq mi).

Dzierżoniów County Powiat dzierżoniowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Seat	Dzierżoniów
Gminas	Total 7 (incl. 4 urban) Bielawa Dzierżoniów Gmina Pieszyce Piława Górna Gmina Dzierżoniów Gmina Łagiewniki Gmina Niemcza
Area
• Total	478.3 km2 (184.7 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	101,118
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
• Urban	79,710
• Rural	21,408
Car plates	DDZ
Website	http://www.pow.dzierzoniow.pl

As at 2019 the total population of the county is 101,118. This figure breaks down as follows: Dzierżoniów 33,239, Bielawa 29,971, Pieszyce 7,123, Piława Górna 6,412, Niemcza 2,965, rural areas 21,408.

Neighbouring counties

Dzierżoniów County is bordered by Świdnica County to the north, Wrocław County to the north-east, Strzelin County to the east, Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the south-east, Kłodzko County to the south and Wałbrzych County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Dzierżoniów	urban	20.1	33,239
Bielawa	urban	36.2	29,971
Gmina Pieszyce	urban-rural	63.6	9,466	Pieszyce
Gmina Dzierżoniów	rural	142.1	9,114	Dzierżoniów*
Gmina Łagiewniki	rural	124.4	7,443	Łagiewniki
Piława Górna	urban	20.9	6,412
Gmina Niemcza	urban-rural	72.1	5,473	Niemcza
* seat not part of the gmina

The highest peaks

Owl Mountains

• Wielka Sowa – 1015 m
• Kalenica – 964 m
• Wilczyna – 665 m
• Kuczaba – 654 m
• Radunia (Ślęża Masiff) – 578 m

References

1. "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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