Wschowa County

Wschowa County (Polish: powiat wschowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created in 2002 out of three gminas which previously belonged to Nowa Sól County. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wschowa, which lies 57 km (35 mi) east of Zielona Góra and 126 km (78 mi) south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county also contains the towns of Sława, lying 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Wschowa, and Szlichtyngowa, 10 km (6 mi) south of Wschowa.

Wschowa County Powiat wschowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Wschowa): 51°48′N 16°18′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
Seat	Wschowa
Gminas	Total 3 Gmina Sława Gmina Szlichtyngowa Gmina Wschowa
Area
• Total	624.82 km^2 (241.24 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	38,960
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
• Urban	19,474
• Rural	19,486
Car plates	FWS
Website	http://wschowa.info/

The county covers an area of 624.82 square kilometres (241.2 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 38,960, out of which the population of Wschowa is 13,875, that of Sława is 4,321, that of Szlichtyngowa is 1,278, and the rural population is 19,486.

Neighbouring counties

Wschowa County is bordered by Wolsztyn County to the north, Leszno County to the east, Góra County to the south-east, Głogów County to the south-west and Nowa Sól County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into three gminas (all urban-rural, centred on the three towns). These are listed in the following table (in descending order of population).

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gmina Wschowa	urban-rural	198.3	21,162	Wschowa
Gmina Sława	urban-rural	326.8	12,745	Sława
Gmina Szlichtyngowa	urban-rural	99.7	5,053	Szlichtyngowa

References

1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-23.