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Jawor County ( Polish : powiat jaworski ) 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 581.2 square kilometres (224.4 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Jawor ; the only other town in the county is Bolków .

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4-420: As of 2019 the total population of the county is 50,315, out of which the population of Jawor is 22,890, the population of Bolków is 4,990, and the rural population is 22,435. Jawor County is bordered by Legnica County to the north, Środa Śląska County to the east, Świdnica County to the south-east, Wałbrzych County and Kamienna Góra County to the south, and Jelenia Góra County and Złotoryja County to

8-601: A result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 744.6 square kilometres (287.5 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the city of Legnica , although this city is not part of the county (it forms a separate city county, which is an enclave within Legnica County). The only towns in Legnica County are Chojnów and Prochowice . As at 2019 the total population of

12-559: The county is 55,318, out of which the population of Chojnów is 13,355, the population of Prochowice is 3,602, and the rural population is 38,361. The majority of the population is polish but there is a small German minority at 0.02% of the population mostly in Koiszków (Koischkau). Apart from the city of Legnica , Legnica County is also bordered by Polkowice County and Lubin County to the north, Wołów County and Środa Śląska County to

16-598: The west. The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. 51°03′N 16°11′E  /  51.050°N 16.183°E  / 51.050; 16.183 Legnica County Legnica County ( Polish : powiat legnicki ) 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

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