Jawor County

Jawor County Powiat jaworski Jauer Kreis (German)
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Seat	Jawor
Gminas	Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) Jawor Gmina Bolków Gmina Męcinka Gmina Mściwojów Gmina Paszowice Gmina Wądroże Wielkie
Area
• Total	581.25 km2 (224.42 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30)
• Total	50,315
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Urban	27,880
• Rural	22,435
Car plates	DJA
Website	http://www.powiat-jawor.org.pl

Jawor County (Polish: powiat jaworski) 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 581.2 square kilometres (224.4 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Jawor; the only other town in the county is Bolków.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 50,315, out of which the population of Jawor is 22,890, the population of Bolków is 4,990, and the rural population is 22,435.

Neighbouring counties

Jawor County is bordered by Legnica County to the north, Środa Śląska County to the east, Świdnica County to the south-east, Wałbrzych County and Kamienna Góra County to the south, and Jelenia Góra County and Złotoryja 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)	Seat
Jawor	urban	18.8	22,890
Gmina Bolków	urban-rural	152.9	10,458	Bolków
Gmina Męcinka	rural	147.8	4,995	Męcinka
Gmina Mściwojów	rural	71.8	4,065	Mściwojów
Gmina Paszowice	rural	100.8	3,976	Paszowice
Gmina Wądroże Wielkie	rural	89.2	3,931	Wądroże Wielkie