__NOTOC__ Bolesławiec County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Bolesławiec, famed for its pottery, and its only other town is Nowogrodziec. The county covers an area of .
As at 2019 the total population of the county is 90,108, of which the population of Bolesławiec is 38,852, that of Nowogrodziec is 4,243, and the rural population is 47,013.
Neighbouring counties Bolesławiec County is bordered by Żagań County to the north, Polkowice County to the north-east, Legnica County and Złotoryja County to the east, Lwówek County to the south, Lubań County to the south-west, and Zgorzelec County to the west.
Administrative division 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.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatBolesławiecurban23.638,852 Gmina Nowogrodziecurban-rural176.315,214NowogrodziecGmina Bolesławiecrural288.914,641Bolesławiec*Gmina Warta Bolesławieckarural110.98,650Warta BolesławieckaGmina Osiecznicarural437.17,396OsiecznicaGmina Gromadkarural267.35,355Gromadka* seat not part of the gmina
Population Cities City Population(1999) Population(2000) Population(2001) Population(2002) Population(2003) Population(2004) Population(2005) Population(2006)Bolesławiec43 79143 60843 52341 37141 26341 11740 98440 679Nowogrodziec4 0704 0854 0694 1104 0864 0584 0564 068
Gminas Gmina Type Population(1999) Population(2000) Population(2001) Population(2002) Population(2003) Population(2004) Population(2005) Population(2006)Bolesławiecrural11 42511 55811 66812 07912 16412 19012 28912 542Gromadkarural5 8675 8775 8215 6135 6425 6135 5865 565Nowogrodziecurban-rural14 79314 82014 84314 68914 71714 73614 72914 779Osiecznicarural6 3656 6166 7446 8956 9747 0777 0647 068Warta Bolesławieckarural7 5197 5467 5427 4857 5487 6457 6897 868
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