Milicz County

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Milicz County
Powiat milicki
—  County  —
Flag of Milicz County
Flag
Coat of arms of Milicz County
Coat of arms
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Seat Milicz
Gminas
Area
 - Total 715.01 km² (276.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 36,845
 - Density 51.5/km² (133.5/sq mi)
 - Urban 12,004
 - Rural 24,841
Car plates DMI
Website: http://www.milicz-powiat.pl

Milicz County (Polish: powiat milicki) 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 715 square kilometres (276.1 sq mi). Its administrative seat and only town is Milicz.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 36,845, out of which the population of Milicz is 12,004 and the rural population is 24,841.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Milicz County is bordered by Krotoszyn County to the north, Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the east, Oleśnica County and Trzebnica County to the south, and Rawicz County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into three gminas (one urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the table below, in decreasing order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Milicz urban-rural 435.61 24,254 Milicz
Gmina Krośnice rural 178.73 7,987 Krośnice
Gmina Cieszków rural 100.67 4,604 Cieszków

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