Lubań County

Lubań County (Polish: powiat lubański) 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 428.2 square kilometres (165.3 sq mi). Its administrative seat and largest town is Lubań. The county also contains the towns of Olszyna, Leśna and Świeradów-Zdrój.

Lubań County

Powiat lubański
County
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Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
SeatLubań
Gminas
Area
 • Total428.19 km2 (165.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total54,493
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 • Urban
34,021
 • Rural
20,472
Car platesDLB
Websitehttp://www.powiatluban.home.pl

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 54,493, out of which the population of Lubań is 21,087, that of Leśna is 4,439, that of Olszyna is 4,348, that of Świeradów-Zdrój is 4,147, and the rural population is 20,472.

Neighbouring counties

Lubań County is bordered by Zgorzelec County to the west, Bolesławiec County to the north-east and Lwówek Śląski County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two 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
Lubań urban 16.1 21,087  
Gmina Leśna urban-rural 104.5 10,013 Leśna
Gmina Lubań rural 142.2 6,601 Lubań*
Gmina Olszyna urban-rural 47.2 6,504 Olszyna
Gmina Siekierczyn rural 49.6 4,510 Siekierczyn
Świeradów-Zdrój urban 20.7 4,147  
Gmina Platerówka rural 47.9 1,631 Platerówka
* seat not part of the gmina

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

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