Środa Śląska 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 703.7 square kilometres (271.7 sq mi). Its administrative seat and only town is Środa Śląska

Sroda Slaska

Środa Śląska is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Środa Śląska County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Środa Śląska. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...

.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 49,208, out of which the population of Środa Śląska accounts for 8,800, while the rural population is 40,408.

Neighbouring counties

Środa Śląska County is bordered by Wołów County to the north, Trzebnica County

Trzebnica County

Trzebnica 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...

 to the north-east, the city of Wrocław and Wrocław County to the east, Świdnica County

Swidnica County

Świdnica 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...

 to the south, and Jawor County

Jawor County

Jawor 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...

 and Legnica County

Legnica County

Legnica 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...

 to the west.

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 (one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Środa Śląska Gmina Sroda Slaska Gmina Środa Śląska is an urban-rural gmina in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...	urban-rural	214.9	19,076	Środa Śląska Sroda Slaska Środa Śląska is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Środa Śląska County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Środa Śląska. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...
Gmina Miękinia Gmina Miekinia Gmina Miękinia is a rural gmina in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Miękinia, which lies approximately east of Środa Śląska, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	179.5	11,635	Miękinia Miekinia, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Miękinia is a village in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Miękinia. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
Gmina Kostomłoty	rural	146.3	6,872	Kostomłoty
Gmina Malczyce Gmina Malczyce Gmina Malczyce is a rural gmina in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Malczyce, which lies approximately north-west of Środa Śląska, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	52.6	5,975	Malczyce Malczyce Malczyce is a village in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, lying on the river Oder . It is the seat of township Gmina Malczyce. Prior to 1945 it was part of Germany....
Gmina Udanin Gmina Udanin Gmina Udanin is a rural gmina in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Udanin, which lies approximately south-west of Środa Śląska, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	110.7	5,650	Udanin Udanin Udanin is a village in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Udanin. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....