Żary County

Infobox Settlement
name = Żary County
native_name = Powiat żarski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat żarski COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lubusz
area_total_km2 = 1393.49
population_total = 98929
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 60901
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 38028
coor_type = Żary
latd = 51
latm = 38
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 15
longm = 8
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Żary
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 10 (incl. 2 urban)
p1 = Łęknica
p2 = Żary
p3 = Gmina Brody
p4 = Gmina Jasień
p5 = Gmina Lipinki Łużyckie
p6 = Gmina Lubsko
p7 = Gmina Przewóz
p8 = Gmina Trzebiel
p9 = Gmina Tuplice
p10 = Gmina Żary
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = FZA
website = http://www.powiatzary.pl __NOTOC__Żary County ( _pl. powiat żarski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German border. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żary, which lies convert|43|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Zielona Góra and convert|123|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains three other towns: Lubsko, lying convert|21|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Żary, Jasień, lying convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Żary, and Łęknica, convert|30|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of Żary.

The county covers an area of convert|1393.49|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 98,929, out of which the population of Żary is 38,967, that of Lubsko is 14,767, that of Jasień is 4,526, that of Łęknica is 2,641, and the rural population is 38,028.

Neighbouring counties

Żary County is bordered by Krosno Odrzańskie County to the north, Zielona Góra County to the north-east, Żagań County to the east and Zgorzelec County to the south. It also borders the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (two urban, two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]