Car plates DWR Population 108,383 (2008) | Area 1,116 km² | |
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Gminas Total 9Gmina CzernicaGmina DługołękaGmina Jordanów ŚląskiGmina Kąty WrocławskieGmina KobierzyceGmina MietkówGmina SiechniceGmina SobótkaGmina Żórawina Points of interest Racławice Panorama, Centennial Hall, Szczytnicki Park, Wrocław Fountain, Museum of Architecture - Wrocław Colleges and Universities University of Wrocław, Wrocław University of Econo, Wrocław University of Scienc, Wrocław University of Enviro, Wrocław Medical University | ||
Wrocław County (Polish: powiat wrocławski) 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 1,116 square kilometres (431 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the city of Wrocław, although this city is not part of the county (it forms a separate city county). Wrocław County consists of areas to the east and south of Wrocław (City with county rights), and contains three towns: Sobótka, Kąty Wrocławskie and Siechnice.
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Map of Wroc%C5%82aw County, Poland
As of 2006 the total population of the county is 108,383, out of which the population of Sobótka is 6,842, that of Kąty Wrocławskie is 5,505, that of Siechnice is 3,929, and the rural population is 92,107.
Neighbouring counties
Apart from the city of Wrocław, Wrocław County is also bordered by Trzebnica County to the north, Oleśnica County to the east, Oława County to the south-east, Strzelin County to the south, Dzierżoniów County and Świdnica County to the south-west, and Środa Śląska County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into nine gminas (three urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.