Świdnica County

Świdnica County Powiat świdnicki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Seat	Świdnica
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 2 urban) Świdnica Świebodzice Gmina Dobromierz Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska Gmina Marcinowice Gmina Strzegom Gmina Świdnica Gmina Żarów
Area
• Total	742.89 km2 (286.83 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	157,178
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
• Urban	107,783
• Rural	49,395
Car plates	DSW
Website	https://www.powiat.swidnica.pl/

Świdnica County (Polish: powiat świdnicki) 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 742.9 square kilometres (286.8 sq mi). Its administrative seat is Świdnica, and it also contains the towns of Świebodzice, Strzegom, Jaworzyna Śląska and Żarów.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 157,178. The most populated towns are Świdnica with 57,041 inhabitants, Świebodzice with 22,793 inhabitants, and Strzegom with 16,106 inhabitants.

Świdnica County is bordered by Środa Śląska County to the north, Wrocław County to the north-east, Dzierżoniów County to the south, Wałbrzych County to the south-west and Jawor County to the north-west.

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

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