Lubin County

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Lubin County
Powiat lubiński
Flag of Lubin County
Coat of arms of Lubin County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
SeatLubin
Gminas
Area
 • Total
711.99 km2 (274.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total
106,211
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
 • Urban
78,010
 • Rural
28,201
Car platesDLU
Websitehttp://www.powiat-lubin.pl

Lubin County (Polish: powiat lubiński) (German:Lüben Kreis) 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 712 square kilometres (274.9 sq mi). Its administrative seat and largest town is Lubin, and its only other town is Ścinawa.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 106,211, out of which the population of Lubin is 72,428, the population of Ścinawa is 5,582, and the rural population is 28,201.

Neighbouring counties

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Lubin County is bordered by Głogów County to the north, Góra County to the north-east, Wołów County to the east, Legnica County to the south and Polkowice County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Lubin urban 40.8 72,428  
Gmina Lubin rural 290.2 16,052 Lubin*
Gmina Ścinawa urban-rural 164.6 9,938 Ścinawa
Gmina Rudna rural 216.6 7,793 Rudna
* seat not part of the gmina

References

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  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.

51°24′N 16°12′E / 51.400°N 16.200°E / 51.400; 16.200


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