Ząbkowice County

Ząbkowice County
Powiat ząbkowicki
Flag of Ząbkowice County
Coat of arms of Ząbkowice County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
SeatZąbkowice Śląskie
Gminas
Area
 • Total
801.75 km2 (309.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total
65,104
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Urban
29,032
 • Rural
36,072
Car platesDZA
Websitehttps://www.ziemiazabkowicka.eu/

Ząbkowice County (Polish: powiat ząbkowicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 801.75 square kilometres (309.6 sq mi). Its administrative seat is Ząbkowice Śląskie, and it also contains the towns of Ziębice, Złoty Stok and Bardo.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 65,104. The most populated towns are Ząbkowice Śląskie with 15,004 inhabitants and Ziębice with 8,708 inhabitants.

Neighbouring counties

Ząbkowice County is bordered by Kłodzko County to the south-west, Dzierżoniów County to the north-west, Strzelin County to the north-east and Nysa County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie urban-rural 146.9 21,775 Ząbkowice Śląskie
Gmina Ziębice urban-rural 222.2 17,001 Ziębice
Gmina Kamieniec Ząbkowicki rural 96.2 8,137 Kamieniec Ząbkowicki
Gmina Stoszowice rural 109.8 5,383 Stoszowice
Gmina Bardo urban-rural 73.4 5,316 Bardo
Gmina Złoty Stok urban-rural 75.6 4,476 Złoty Stok
Gmina Ciepłowody rural 77.5 3,016 Ciepłowody

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.

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