Świebodzin County

Świebodzin County (Polish: powiat świebodziński) 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 Świebodzin, which lies 35 km (22 mi) north of Zielona Góra and 57 km (35 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The only other town in the county is Zbąszynek, lying 20 km (12 mi) east of Świebodzin.

Świebodzin County Powiat świebodziński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Świebodzin): 52°15′N 15°32′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
Seat	Świebodzin
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Łagów Gmina Lubrza Gmina Skąpe Gmina Świebodzin Gmina Szczaniec Gmina Zbąszynek
Area
• Total	937.45 km2 (361.95 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	55,753
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban	26,756
• Rural	28,997
Car plates	FSW
Website	http://www.swiebodzin.pl

The county covers an area of 937.45 square kilometres (362.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 55,753, out of which the population of Świebodzin is 21,736, that of Zbąszynek is 5,020, and the rural population is 28,997.

Neighbouring counties

Świebodzin County is bordered by Międzyrzecz County to the north, Nowy Tomyśl County to the east, Zielona Góra County to the south, Krosno Odrzańskie County to the south-west and Sulęcin County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gmina Świebodzin	urban-rural	227.4	30,044	Świebodzin
Gmina Zbąszynek	urban-rural	94.4	8,292	Zbąszynek
Gmina Skąpe	rural	181.3	5,067	Skąpe
Gmina Łagów	rural	199.2	4,969	Łagów
Gmina Szczaniec	rural	112.9	3,847	Szczaniec
Gmina Lubrza	rural	122.3	3,534	Lubrza

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 2020-03-23.