Świebodzin County

Świebodzin County (Polish: powiat świebodziński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Świebodzin, which lies 35 km (22 mi) north of Zielona Góra and 57 km (35 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The only other town in the county is Zbąszynek, lying 20 km (12 mi) east of Świebodzin.

Świebodzin County
Powiat świebodziński
County
Flag of Świebodzin County
Flag
Coat of arms of Świebodzin County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Świebodzin): 52°15′N 15°32′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
SeatŚwiebodzin
Gminas
Total 6
Area
 • Total937.45 km2 (361.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total55,753
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
26,756
 • Rural
28,997
Car platesFSW
Websitehttp://www.swiebodzin.pl

The county covers an area of 937.45 square kilometres (362.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 55,753, out of which the population of Świebodzin is 21,736, that of Zbąszynek is 5,020, and the rural population is 28,997.

Neighbouring counties

Świebodzin County is bordered by Międzyrzecz County to the north, Nowy Tomyśl County to the east, Zielona Góra County to the south, Krosno Odrzańskie County to the south-west and Sulęcin County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Gmina Świebodzin urban-rural 227.4 30,044 Świebodzin
Gmina Zbąszynek urban-rural 94.4 8,292 Zbąszynek
Gmina Skąpe rural 181.3 5,067 Skąpe
Gmina Łagów rural 199.2 4,969 Łagów
Gmina Szczaniec rural 112.9 3,847 Szczaniec
Gmina Lubrza rural 122.3 3,534 Lubrza

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
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