| Polkowice County Powiat polkowicki |
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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| Seat | Polkowice | ||
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| - Total | 779. A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo dolnośląskie {{IPA-pl|d|o|l|n|o|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|j|e}} Polkowice ( German: Polkwitz, 1937&ndash1945 Heerwegen) is a town in south-western Poland with 22279 inhabitants (2006 The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Gmina Chocianów is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Gmina Gaworzyce is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Gmina Grębocice is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Gmina Polkowice is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Gmina Przemków is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Gmina Radwanice is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 93 km² (301. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 61,138 | ||
| - Density | 78. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/km² (203/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 37,045 | ||
| - Rural | 24,093 | ||
| Car plates | DPL | ||
| Website: http://www.powiatpolkowicki.pl | |||
Polkowice County (Polish: powiat polkowicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo dolnośląskie {{IPA-pl|d|o|l|n|o|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|j|e}} Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The county covers an area of 779. 9 square kilometres (301. 1 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Polkowice, and it also contains the towns of Chocianów and Przemków. Polkowice ( German: Polkwitz, 1937&ndash1945 Heerwegen) is a town in south-western Poland with 22279 inhabitants (2006 Chocianów is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Przemków (Primkenau is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
As at 2006 the total population of the county is 61,138, out of which the population of Polkowice is 22,279, that of Chocianów is 8,215, that of Przemków is 6,551, and the rural population is 24,093.
Polkowice County is bordered by Głogów County to the north, Lubin County to the south-east, Legnica County to the south, Bolesławiec County to the south-west and Żagań County to the west. Głogów County (powiat głogowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland Lubin County (powiat lubiński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland Legnica County (powiat legnicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland Bolesławiec County (powiat bolesławiecki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Żagań County (powiat żagański is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland.
The county is subdivided into six gminas (three urban-rural and three rural). The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Gmina Polkowice | urban-rural | 158. Gmina Polkowice is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. 8 | 26,034 | Polkowice |
| Gmina Chocianów | urban-rural | 230. Polkowice ( German: Polkwitz, 1937&ndash1945 Heerwegen) is a town in south-western Poland with 22279 inhabitants (2006 Gmina Chocianów is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. 3 | 12,765 | Chocianów |
| Gmina Przemków | urban-rural | 108. Chocianów is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Gmina Przemków is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. 0 | 8,826 | Przemków |
| Gmina Grębocice | rural | 121. Przemków (Primkenau is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Gmina Grębocice is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. 9 | 5,290 | Grębocice |
| Gmina Radwanice | rural | 84. Grębocice (Gramschütz is a village in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Gmina Radwanice is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. 0 | 4,374 | Radwanice |
| Gmina Gaworzyce | rural | 77. Radwanice (Wiesau is a village in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Gmina Gaworzyce is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. 0 | 3,849 | Gaworzyce |