Lwówek County

Lwówek County (Polish: powiat lwówecki) 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 709.9 square kilometres (274.1 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Lwówek Śląski, and it also contains the towns of Gryfów Śląski, Mirsk, Wleń and Lubomierz.

Lwówek County Powiat lwówecki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates: 51°7′N 15°35′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Seat	Lwówek Śląski
Gminas	Total 5 Gmina Gryfów Śląski Gmina Lubomierz Gmina Lwówek Śląski Gmina Mirsk Gmina Wleń
Area
• Total	709.94 km2 (274.11 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	45,975
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Urban	23,129
• Rural	22,846
Car plates	DLW
Website	https://powiatlwowecki.pl/

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 45,975, the most populated towns are Lwówek Śląski with 8,869 inhabitants and Gryfów Śląski with 6,636 inhabitants.

Neighbouring counties

Lwówek County is bordered by Lubań County to the west, Bolesławiec County to the north, Złotoryja County to the east and Jelenia Góra County to the south. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (all of them urban-rural, centred on the five towns). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gmina Lwówek Śląski	urban-rural	240.4	17,239	Lwówek Śląski
Gmina Gryfów Śląski	urban-rural	66.6	9,697	Gryfów Śląski
Gmina Mirsk	urban-rural	186.6	8,622	Mirsk
Gmina Lubomierz	urban-rural	130.4	6,192	Lubomierz
Gmina Wleń	urban-rural	86.0	4,225	Wleń

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.