__NOTOC__ Nowa Sól County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Nowa Sól, which lies south-east of Zielona Góra and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains three other towns: Kożuchów, lying south-west of Nowa Sól, Bytom Odrzański, lying south-east of Nowa Sól, and Nowe Miasteczko, south of Nowa Sól.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 86,384. The most populated towns are Nowa Sól with 38,763 inhabitants and Kożuchów with 9,432 inhabitants.
From 1999 until 2002, Nowa Sól County also included the areas which now comprise Wschowa County (the towns and gminas of Wschowa, Sława and Szlichtyngowa).
Neighbouring counties Nowa Sól County is bordered by Wolsztyn County to the north-east, Wschowa County and Głogów County to the east, Żagań County to the south-west, and Zielona Góra County to the north-west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatNowa Sólurban21.638,763 Gmina Kożuchówurban-rural178.815,962KożuchówGmina Otyńrural91.66,986OtyńGmina Nowa Sólrural176.26,959Nowa Sól*Gmina Bytom Odrzańskiurban-rural52.45,424Bytom OdrzańskiGmina Nowe Miasteczkourban-rural77.25,377Nowe MiasteczkoGmina Siedliskorural92.23,593SiedliskoGmina Kolskorural80.63,320Kolsko* seat not part of the gmina
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