Bolesławiec County




County in Lower Silesian, Poland






















































Bolesławiec County
Powiat bolesławiecki
County




Flag of Bolesławiec County
Flag
Coat of arms of Bolesławiec County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Bolesławiec): 51°16′N 15°34′E / 51.267°N 15.567°E / 51.267; 15.567
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Seat Bolesławiec
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,303.3 km2 (503.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 88,343
 • Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban
 44,892
 • Rural
 43,451
Car plates DBL
Website http://www.powiatboleslawiecki.pl

Bolesławiec County (Polish: powiat bolesławiecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Bolesławiec, famed for its pottery, and its only other town is Nowogrodziec. The county covers an area of 1,303.3 square kilometres (503.2 sq mi).


As at 2006 the total population of the county is 88,343, of which the population of Bolesławiec is 40,837, that of Nowogrodziec is 4,068, and the rural population is 43,451.



Neighbouring counties


Bolesławiec County is bordered by Żagań County to the north, Polkowice County to the north-east, Legnica County and Złotoryja County to the east, Lwówek Śląski County to the south, Lubań County to the south-west, and Zgorzelec County to the west.



Administrative division


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






















































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Bolesławiec
 urban
 23.6
 40,837
  

Gmina Nowogrodziec
 urban-rural
 176.3
 14,724
Nowogrodziec

Gmina Bolesławiec
 rural
 288.9
 12,410
Bolesławiec *

Gmina Warta Bolesławiecka
 rural
 110.9
 7,730
Warta Bolesławiecka

Gmina Osiecznica
 rural
 437.1
 7,092
Osiecznica

Gmina Gromadka
 rural
 267.3
 5,550
Gromadka
* seat not part of the gmina


Population



Cities





































City
Population
(1999)
Population
(2000)
Population
(2001)
Population
(2002)
Population
(2003)
Population
(2004)
Population
(2005)
Population
(2006)

Bolesławiec
 43 791
 43 608
 43 523
 41 371
 41 263
 41 117
 40 984
 40 679

Nowogrodziec
 4 070
 4 085
 4 069
 4 110
 4 086
 4 058
 4 056
 4 068


Gminas












































































Gmina
Type
Population
(1999)
Population
(2000)
Population
(2001)
Population
(2002)
Population
(2003)
Population
(2004)
Population
(2005)
Population
(2006)

Bolesławiec
 rural
 11 425
 11 558
 11 668
 12 079
 12 164
 12 190
 12 289
 12 542

Gromadka
 rural
 5 867
 5 877
 5 821
 5 613
 5 642
 5 613
 5 586
 5 565

Nowogrodziec
 urban-rural
 14 793
 14 820
 14 843
 14 689
 14 717
 14 736
 14 729
 14 779

Osiecznica
 rural
 6 365
 6 616
 6 744
 6 895
 6 974
 7 077
 7 064
 7 068

Warta Bolesławiecka
 rural
 7 519
 7 546
 7 542
 7 485
 7 548
 7 645
 7 689
 7 868


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006


Coordinates: 51°16′N 15°34′E / 51.267°N 15.567°E / 51.267; 15.567










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