Dzierżoniów County
Dzierżoniów County
Powiat dzierżoniowski | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Seat | Dzierżoniów |
| Gminas | Total 7 (incl. 4 urban) |
| Area | |
• Total | 478.3 km2 (184.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 101,118 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 79,710 |
| • Rural | 21,408 |
| Car plates | DDZ |
| Website | http://www.pow.dzierzoniow.pl |
Dzierżoniów County (Polish: powiat dzierżoniowski) 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. Its administrative seat is the town of Dzierżoniów, and it also contains four other towns: Bielawa, Niemcza, Pieszyce and Piława Górna. The county covers an area of 478.3 square kilometres (184.7 sq mi).
As at 2019 the total population of the county is 101,118. This figure breaks down as follows: Dzierżoniów 33,239, Bielawa 29,971, Pieszyce 7,123, Piława Górna 6,412, Niemcza 2,965, rural areas 21,408.