Ząbkowice Śląskie County

Ząbkowice Śląskie County
Powiat ząbkowicki
County

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Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Seat Ząbkowice Śląskie
Gminas
Area
 • Total 801.75 km2 (309.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 69,297
 • Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban 31,266
 • Rural 38,031
Car plates DZA
Website http://www.zabkowice-powiat.pl

Ząbkowice Śląskie 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 at 2006 the total population of the county is 69,297, out of which the population of Ząbkowice Śląskie is 16,242, that of Ziębice is 9,234, that of Złoty Stok is 2,930, that of Bardo is 2,860, and the rural population is 38,031.

Neighbouring counties

Ząbkowice Śląskie 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
(2006)		 Seat
Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie urban-rural 146.9 23,162 Ząbkowice Śląskie
Gmina Ziębice urban-rural 222.2 18,254 Ziębice
Gmina Kamieniec Ząbkowicki rural 96.2 8,731 Kamieniec Ząbkowicki
Gmina Bardo urban-rural 73.4 5,635 Bardo
Gmina Stoszowice rural 109.8 5,574 Stoszowice
Gmina Złoty Stok urban-rural 75.6 4,748 Złoty Stok
Gmina Ciepłowody rural 77.5 3,193 Ciepłowody

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Coordinates: 50°35′N 16°49′E / 50.583°N 16.817°E / 50.583; 16.817

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