__NOTOC__ Świdnica County () 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 . Its administrative seat is Świdnica, and it also contains the towns of Świebodzice, Strzegom, Jaworzyna Śląska and Żarów.
As of 2019 the total population of the county is 157,178. The most populated towns are Świdnica with 57,041 inhabitants, Świebodzice with 22,793 inhabitants, and Strzegom with 16,106 inhabitants.
Neighbouring counties Świdnica County is bordered by Środa County to the north, Wrocław County to the north-east, Dzierżoniów County to the south, Wałbrzych County to the south-west and Jawor County to the north-west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban, three urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatŚwidnicaurban21.857,041 Gmina Strzegomurban-rural144.725,775StrzegomŚwiebodziceurban30.422,793 Gmina Świdnicarural208.317,222Świdnica*Gmina Żarówurban-rural88.012,412ŻarówGmina Jaworzyna Śląskaurban-rural67.310,249Jaworzyna ŚląskaGmina Marcinowicerural95.96,488MarcinowiceGmina Dobromierzrural86.55,198Dobromierz* seat not part of the gmina
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