Żary County
County in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Żary County (Polish: powiat żarski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żary, which lies 43 km (27 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra and 123 km (76 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains three other towns: Lubsko, lying 21 km (13 mi) north-west of Żary, Jasień, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Żary, and Łęknica, 30 km (19 mi) west of Żary.
Żary County
Powiat żarski | |
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Coordinates (Żary): 51°38′N 15°8′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lubusz |
Seat | Żary |
Gminas | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,393.49 km2 (538.03 sq mi) |
Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 96,496 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
• Urban | 58,210 |
• Rural | 38,286 |
Car plates | FZA |
Website | http://www.powiatzary.pl |
The county covers an area of 1,393.49 square kilometres (538.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 96,496, out of which the population of Żary is 37,502, that of Lubsko is 13,921, that of Jasień is 4,309, that of Łęknica is 2,478, and the rural population is 38,286.