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 | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Seat | Lubań |
| Gminas | Total 7 (incl. 2 urban) |
| Area | |
• Total | 428.19 km2 (165.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 54,493 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 34,021 |
| • Rural | 20,472 |
| Car plates | DLB |
| Website | http://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
editLubań 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "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.