Strzelin County
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Strzelin County Powiat strzeliński |
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 Location within the voivodeship |
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| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| Seat | Strzelin | ||
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| • Total | 622.27 km2 (240.26 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 43,873 | ||
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 14,422 | ||
| • Rural | 29,724 | ||
| Car plates | DST | ||
| Website | http://www.powiatstrzelinski.pl | ||
Strzelin County (Polish: powiat strzeliński) 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 622.3 square kilometres (240.3 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Strzelin, and its only other town is Wiązów.
As at 2006 the total population of the county is 44,146, out of which the population of Strzelin is 12,192, that of Wiązów is 2,230, and the rural population is 29,724.
Strzelin County is bordered by Wrocław County to the north, Oława County to the north-east, Brzeg County to the east, Nysa County to the south, Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the south-west and Dzierżoniów County to the west.
The county is subdivided into five gminas (two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Coordinates: 50°47′N 17°04′E / 50.783°N 17.067°E
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