Kamienna Góra County (Polish: powiat kamiennogórski) 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 396.1 square kilometres (152.9 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Kamienna Góra; the only other town in the county is Lubawka.
Kamienna Góra County
Powiat kamiennogórski | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Seat | Kamienna Góra |
| Gminas | Total 4 (incl. 1 rural) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 396.13 km2 (152.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 43,429 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 25,038 |
| • Rural | 18,391 |
| Car plates | DKA |
| Website | http://www.kamienna-gora.pl |
As of 2019 the total population of the county is 43,429, out of which the population of Kamienna Góra is 19,010, the population of Lubawka is 6,028 and the rural population is 18,391.
Neighbouring counties
editKamienna Góra County is bordered by Jelenia Góra County to the west, Jawor County to the north and Wałbrzych County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into four gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| Kamienna Góra | urban | 18.0 | 19,010 | |
| Gmina Lubawka | urban-rural | 138.1 | 10,901 | Lubawka |
| Gmina Kamienna Góra | rural | 158.1 | 9,019 | Kamienna Góra* |
| Gmina Marciszów | rural | 82.0 | 4,499 | Marciszów |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.