Lwówek Śląski County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...

, south-western Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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 709.9 square kilometres (274.1 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Lwówek Śląski

Lwówek Slaski

Lwówek Śląski is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. Situated on the Bóbr River, Lwówek Śląski is about 30 km NNW of Jelenia Góra and has a population of about 10,300 inhabitants...

, and it also contains the towns of Gryfów Śląski

Gryfów Slaski

Gryfów Śląski is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Gryfów Śląski. As at 2006, the town has a population of 7,128. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.The town is located between Zgorzelec...

, Mirsk

Mirsk

Mirsk is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Mirsk, close to the Czech border...

, Wleń

Wlen

Wleń is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located on the Bóbr river in the historic Lower Silesian region, approximately south-east of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the regional capital Wrocław....

 and Lubomierz

Lubomierz

Lubomierz may refer to the following places:*Lubomierz, Bochnia County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship *Lubomierz, Limanowa County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship *Lubomierz in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...

.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 48,144, out of which the population of Lwówek Śląski is 9,687, that of Gryfów Śląski is 7,128, that of Mirsk is 4,136, that of Wleń is 1,884, that of Lubomierz is 1,818, and the rural population is 23,491.

Neighbouring counties

Lwówek Śląski County is bordered by Lubań County

Luban County

Lubań County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 . Its administrative seat and...

 to the west, Bolesławiec County to the north, Złotoryja County to the east and Jelenia Góra County

Jelenia Góra County

Jelenia Góra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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....

 to the south. It also borders the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 to the south.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (all of them urban-rural, centred on the five towns). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Lwówek Śląski Gmina Lwówek Slaski Gmina Lwówek Śląski is an urban-rural gmina in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...	urban-rural	240.4	18,189	Lwówek Śląski Lwówek Slaski Lwówek Śląski is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. Situated on the Bóbr River, Lwówek Śląski is about 30 km NNW of Jelenia Góra and has a population of about 10,300 inhabitants...
Gmina Gryfów Śląski Gmina Gryfów Slaski Gmina Gryfów Śląski is an urban-rural gmina in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...	urban-rural	66.6	10,316	Gryfów Śląski Gryfów Slaski Gryfów Śląski is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Gryfów Śląski. As at 2006, the town has a population of 7,128. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.The town is located between Zgorzelec...
Gmina Mirsk Gmina Mirsk Gmina Mirsk is an urban rural gmina in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border...	urban-rural	186.6	9,098	Mirsk Mirsk Mirsk is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Mirsk, close to the Czech border...
Gmina Lubomierz Gmina Lubomierz Gmina Lubomierz is an urban-rural gmina in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...	urban-rural	130.4	5,933	Lubomierz Lubomierz Lubomierz may refer to the following places:*Lubomierz, Bochnia County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship *Lubomierz, Limanowa County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship *Lubomierz in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
Gmina Wleń Gmina Wlen Gmina Wleń is an urban-rural gmina in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Wleń, which lies approximately south-east of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	urban-rural	86.0	4,608	Wleń Wlen Wleń is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located on the Bóbr river in the historic Lower Silesian region, approximately south-east of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the regional capital Wrocław....