Strzelin County
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| Strzelin County Powiat strzeliński |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| Seat | Strzelin | ||
| Gminas |
Total 5
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 622.27 km² (240.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 44,146 | ||
| - Density | 70.9/km² (183.7/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 14,422 | ||
| - Rural | 29,724 | ||
| Car plates | DST | ||
| Website: http://www.powiatstrzelinski.pl | |||
Strzelin County (Polish: powiat strzeliński) 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 622.3 square kilometres (240.3 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Strzelin, and its only other town is Wiązów.
As at 2006 the total population of the county is 44,146, out of which the population of Strzelin is 12,192, that of Wiązów is 2,230, and the rural population is 29,724.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Strzelin County is bordered by Wrocław County to the north, Oława County to the north-east, Brzeg County to the east, Nysa County to the south, Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the south-west and Dzierżoniów County to the west.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into five gminas (two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Gmina Strzelin | urban-rural | 171.7 | 21,656 | Strzelin |
| Gmina Wiązów | urban-rural | 141.8 | 7,372 | Wiązów |
| Gmina Przeworno | rural | 112.0 | 5,255 | Przeworno |
| Gmina Borów | rural | 98.7 | 5,207 | Borów |
| Gmina Kondratowice | rural | 98.1 | 4,656 | Kondratowice |
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