Wschowa County

Wschowa County
Powiat wschowski

County

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Wschowa): 51°48′N 16°18′E / 51.800°N 16.300°ECoordinates: 51°48′N 16°18′E / 51.800°N 16.300°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 3

Area

• Total

624.82 km² (241.24 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

38,958

• Density

62/km² (160/sq mi)

• Urban

19,814

• Rural

19,144

Car plates

FWS

Website

http://wschowa.info/

Wschowa County (Polish: powiat wschowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created in 2002 out of three gminas which previously belonged to Nowa Sól County. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wschowa, which lies 57 km (35 mi) east of Zielona Góra and 126 km (78 mi) south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county also contains the towns of Sława, lying 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Wschowa, and Szlichtyngowa, 10 km (6 mi) south of Wschowa.

The county covers an area of 624.82 square kilometres (241.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 38,958, out of which the population of Wschowa is 14,573, that of Sława is 3,893, that of Szlichtyngowa is 1,348, and the rural population is 19,144.

Neighbouring counties

Wschowa County is bordered by Wolsztyn County to the north, Leszno County to the east, Góra County to the south-east, Głogów County to the south-west and Nowa Sól County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Wschowa	urban-rural	198.3	21,698	Wschowa
Gmina Sława	urban-rural	326.8	12,151	Sława
Gmina Szlichtyngowa	urban-rural	99.7	5,109	Szlichtyngowa

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Wschowa County

Seat: Wschowa

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Sława Gmina Szlichtyngowa Gmina Wschowa

Counties of Lubusz Voivodeship

City counties	Gorzów Wielkopolski (governor's seat) Zielona Góra (assembly seat)

Land counties	Gorzów Krosno Odrzańskie Międzyrzecz Nowa Sól Słubice Strzelce-Drezdenko Sulęcin Świebodzin Wschowa Żagań Żary Zielona Góra

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