Świebodzin County

County in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

Świebodzin County

Powiat świebodziński

County

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Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Świebodzin): 52°15′N 15°32′E﻿ / ﻿52.250°N 15.533°E﻿ / 52.250; 15.533
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lubusz
Seat| Świebodzin
Gminas|

Total 6

* Gmina Łagów
* Gmina Lubrza
* Gmina Skąpe
* Gmina Świebodzin
* Gmina Szczaniec
* Gmina Zbąszynek

Area

• Total

| 937.45 km2 (361.95 sq mi)
Population

(2019-06-30[1])

• Total

| 55,753
• Density| 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban

| 26,756
• Rural

| 28,997
Car plates| FSW
Website| http://www.swiebodzin.pl

Świebodzin County (Polish: powiat świebodziński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. 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 Świebodzin, which lies 35 km (22 mi) north of Zielona Góra and 57 km (35 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The only other town in the county is Zbąszynek, lying 20 km (12 mi) east of Świebodzin.

The county covers an area of 937.45 square kilometres (362.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 55,753, out of which the population of Świebodzin is 21,736, that of Zbąszynek is 5,020, and the rural population is 28,997.

## Neighbouring counties

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Świebodzin County is bordered by Międzyrzecz County to the north, Nowy Tomyśl County to the east, Zielona Góra County to the south, Krosno Odrzańskie County to the south-west and Sulęcin County to the north-west.

## Administrative division

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

Gmina  | Type  | Area
(km2) | Population
(2019) | Seat

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Gmina Świebodzin | urban-rural  | 227.4  | 30,044  | Świebodzin
Gmina Zbąszynek | urban-rural  | 94.4  | 8,292  | Zbąszynek
Gmina Skąpe | rural  | 181.3  | 5,067  | Skąpe
Gmina Łagów | rural  | 199.2  | 4,969  | Łagów
Gmina Szczaniec | rural  | 112.9  | 3,847  | Szczaniec
Gmina Lubrza | rural  | 122.3  | 3,534  | Lubrza

## 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 2020-03-23.

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Świebodzin County

Seat: Świebodzin

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Świebodzin
* Gmina Zbąszynek

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Łagów
* Gmina Lubrza
* Gmina Skąpe
* Gmina Szczaniec

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Counties of Lubusz Voivodeship

City counties|

* Gorzów Wielkopolski (governor's seat)
* Zielona Góra (assembly seat)

Land counties|

* Gorzów
* Krosno Odrzańskie
* Międzyrzecz
* Nowa Sól
* Słubice
* Strzelce-Drezdenko
* Sulęcin
* Świebodzin
* Wschowa
* Żagań
* Żary
* Zielona Góra

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