Dzierżoniów County (Polish: powiat dzierżoniowski) 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. Its administrative seat is the town of Dzierżoniów, and it also contains four other towns: Bielawa, Niemcza, Pieszyce and Piława Górna. The county covers an area of 478.3 square kilometres (184.7 sq mi).
Dzierżoniów County
Powiat dzierżoniowski | |
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County | |
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Location within the voivodeship | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Seat | Dzierżoniów |
| Gminas | Total 7 (incl. 4 urban)
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| Area | |
| • Total | 478.3 km2 (184.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 101,118 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 79,710 |
| • Rural | 21,408 |
| Car plates | DDZ |
| Website | http://www.pow.dzierzoniow.pl |
As at 2019 the total population of the county is 101,118. This figure breaks down as follows: Dzierżoniów 33,239, Bielawa 29,971, Pieszyce 7,123, Piława Górna 6,412, Niemcza 2,965, rural areas 21,408.
Dzierżoniów County is bordered by Świdnica County to the north, Wrocław County to the north-east, Strzelin County to the east, Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the south-east, Kłodzko County to the south and Wałbrzych County to the west.
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (three urban, two urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| Dzierżoniów | urban | 20.1 | 33,239 | |
| Bielawa | urban | 36.2 | 29,971 | |
| Gmina Pieszyce | urban-rural | 63.6 | 9,466 | Pieszyce |
| Gmina Dzierżoniów | rural | 142.1 | 9,114 | Dzierżoniów* |
| Gmina Łagiewniki | rural | 124.4 | 7,443 | Łagiewniki |
| Piława Górna | urban | 20.9 | 6,412 | |
| Gmina Niemcza | urban-rural | 72.1 | 5,473 | Niemcza |
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