Międzyrzecz County

Międzyrzecz County
Powiat międzyrzecki
County

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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Międzyrzecz): 52°26′54″N 15°35′18″E / 52.44833°N 15.58833°E / 52.44833; 15.58833Coordinates: 52°26′54″N 15°35′18″E / 52.44833°N 15.58833°E / 52.44833; 15.58833
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
Seat Międzyrzecz
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,387.83 km2 (535.84 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 58,609
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban 30,819
 • Rural 27,790
Car plates FMI
Website powiat-miedzyrzecki.pl

Międzyrzecz County (Polish: Powiat międzyrzecki) 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 Międzyrzecz, which lies 48 km (30 mi) south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski and 67 km (42 mi) north of Zielona Góra. The county also contains the towns of Skwierzyna, lying 19 km (12 mi) north of Międzyrzecz, and Trzciel, 25 km (16 mi) south-east of Międzyrzecz.

The county covers an area of 1,387.83 square kilometres (535.8 sq mi). As of 2014 its total population is 58,609, out of which the population of Międzyrzecz is 18,487, that of Skwierzyna is 9,851, that of Trzciel is 2,481, and the rural population is 27,790.

Neighbouring counties

Międzyrzecz County is bordered by Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the north, Międzychód County to the north-east, Nowy Tomyśl County to the east, Świebodzin County to the south, Sulęcin County to the west and Gorzów County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2014)		 Seat
Gmina Międzyrzecz urban-rural 315.3 25,113 Międzyrzecz
Gmina Skwierzyna urban-rural 285.4 12,450 Skwierzyna
Gmina Trzciel urban-rural 177.4 6,535 Trzciel
Gmina Przytoczna rural 184.5 5,682 Przytoczna
Gmina Bledzew rural 247.6 4,537 Bledzew
Gmina Pszczew rural 177.6 4,292 Pszczew

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