Krosno Odrzańskie County

Not to be confused with Krosno County, which has the same name in Polish.
Krosno Odrzańskie County
Powiat krośnieński
County

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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Krosno Odrzańskie): 52°2′N 15°6′E / 52.033°N 15.100°E / 52.033; 15.100Coordinates: 52°2′N 15°6′E / 52.033°N 15.100°E / 52.033; 15.100
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
Seat Krosno Odrzańskie
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,390 km2 (540 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 56,463
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban 29,074
 • Rural 27,389
Car plates FKR
Website http://www.pow.krosno-odrz.pl

Krosno Odrzańskie County (Polish: powiat krośnieński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German border. 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 Krosno Odrzańskie, which lies 30 km (19 mi) west of Zielona Góra and 79 km (49 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The only other town in the county is Gubin, situated on the German border 28 km (17 mi) west of Krosno Odrzańskie.

The county covers an area of 1,390 square kilometres (536.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 56,463, out of which the population of Gubin is 16,974, that of Krosno Odrzańskie is 12,100, and the rural population is 27,389.

Neighbouring counties

Krosno Odrzańskie County is bordered by Słubice County to the north-west, Sulęcin County to the north, Świebodzin County to the north-east, Zielona Góra County to the east and Żary County to the south. It also borders Brandenburg in Germany to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2006)		 Seat
Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie urban-rural 211.5 18,496 Krosno Odrzańskie
Gubin urban 20.7 16,974  
Gmina Gubin rural 379.7 7,249 Gubin *
Gmina Dąbie rural 170.0 5,068 Dąbie
Gmina Bobrowice rural 185.1 3,113 Bobrowice
Gmina Maszewo rural 213.6 2,958 Maszewo
Gmina Bytnica rural 208.7 2,605 Bytnica
* seat not part of the gmina

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