Wałbrzych County

Wałbrzych County
Powiat wałbrzyski
County
Flag of Wałbrzych County
Flag
Coat of arms of Wałbrzych County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
SeatWałbrzych
Gminas
Total 9 (incl. 4 urban)
Area
 • Total
514.18 km2 (198.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total
55,820
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Urban
36,235
 • Rural
19,585
Car platesDBA
Websitehttps://www.powiatwalbrzyski.pl/

Wałbrzych County (Polish: powiat wałbrzyski; German: Waldenburg) 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 Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 514.2 square kilometres (198.5 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the city of Wałbrzych, which is located outside of the county, and it also contains the towns of Boguszów-Gorce, Głuszyca, Szczawno-Zdrój, Jedlina-Zdrój and Mieroszów.

When the county came into being in 1999, the city of Wałbrzych was not part of its territory, although it served as the county seat. As of 2003 the city county (powiat grodzki) of Wałbrzych was incorporated into Wałbrzych County. Wałbrzych became again a separate city county starting from 1 January 2013 and is no longer part of the Wałbrzych County (powiat wałbrzyski).[2]

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 55,820. The most populated towns are Boguszów-Gorce with 15,368 inhabitants and Głuszyca with 6,361 inhabitants.

Neighbouring counties

Wałbrzych County is bordered by Kamienna Góra County to the west, Jawor County to the north, Świdnica County to the north-east, Dzierżoniów County to the east and Kłodzko County to the south-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2) 		Population
(2019) 		Seat
Boguszów-Gorce urban 27.0 15,368  
Gmina Głuszyca urban-rural 61.9 8,631 Głuszyca
Gmina Mieroszów urban-rural 76.2 6,808 Mieroszów
Szczawno-Zdrój urban 14.7 5,608  
Gmina Walim rural 78.8 5,416 Walim
Gmina Czarny Bór rural 66.3 4,864 Czarny Bór
Jedlina-Zdrój urban 17.5 4,828  
Gmina Stare Bogaczowice rural 86.9 4,297 Stare Bogaczowice

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 2020-02-14.
  2. ^ "Dz.U. 2012 nr 0 poz. 853". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27.

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