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Głogów_County

Głogów County

Głogów County (powiat głogowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The county covers an area of . Its administrative seat and only town is Głogów.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 87,651, out of which the population of the town of Głogów is 68,954 and the rural population is 18,697.

Neighbouring counties

Głogów County is bordered by Wschowa County to the north-east, Góra County to the east, Lubin County and Polkowice County to the south, and Żagań County and Nowa Sól County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Głogów urban 35.4 68,954  
Gmina Głogów rural 84.3 5,506 Głogów *
Gmina Kotla rural 127.8 4,129 Kotla
Gmina Żukowice rural 68.1 3,516 Żukowice
Gmina Jerzmanowa rural 63.4 3,232 Jerzmanowa
Gmina Pęcław rural 64.1 2,314 Pęcław
* seat not part of the gmina

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