Żary County

Żary County
Powiat żarski
County

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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Żary): 51°38′N 15°8′E / 51.633°N 15.133°E / 51.633; 15.133Coordinates: 51°38′N 15°8′E / 51.633°N 15.133°E / 51.633; 15.133
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
Seat Żary
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,393.49 km2 (538.03 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 98,929
 • Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban 60,901
 • Rural 38,028
Car plates FZA
Website http://www.powiatzary.pl

Żary County (Polish: powiat żarski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German border. 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 Żary, which lies 43 km (27 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra and 123 km (76 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains three other towns: Lubsko, lying 21 km (13 mi) north-west of Żary, Jasień, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Żary, and Łęknica, 30 km (19 mi) west of Żary.

The county covers an area of 1,393.49 square kilometres (538.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 98,929, out of which the population of Żary is 38,967, that of Lubsko is 14,767, that of Jasień is 4,526, that of Łęknica is 2,641, and the rural population is 38,028.

Neighbouring counties

Żary County is bordered by Krosno Odrzańskie County to the north, Zielona Góra County to the north-east, Żagań County to the east and Zgorzelec County to the south. It also borders the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (two urban, two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2006)		 Seat
Żary urban 33.2 38,967  
Gmina Lubsko urban-rural 182.7 19,360 Lubsko
Gmina Żary rural 294.4 11,577 Żary *
Gmina Jasień urban-rural 127.0 7,305 Jasień
Gmina Trzebiel rural 166.6 5,753 Trzebiel
Gmina Brody rural 240.4 3,486 Brody
Gmina Przewóz rural 178.3 3,293 Przewóz
Gmina Tuplice rural 65.9 3,278 Tuplice
Gmina Lipinki Łużyckie rural 88.6 3,269 Lipinki Łużyckie
Łęknica urban 16.4 2,641  
* seat not part of the gmina

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