title: Bolesławiec County
text: # Bolesławiec County
  
  Bolesławiec County (Polish: powiat bolesławiecki) 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 1,303.3 square kilometres (503.2 sq mi).
  
  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 Śląski 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 $(km^2)$ | Population (2019) | Seat |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bolesławiec | urban | 23.6 | 38,852 | |
  | Gmina Nowogrodziec | urban-rural | 176.3 | 15,214 | Nowogrodziec |
  | Gmina Bolesławiec | rural | 288.9 | 14,641 | Bolesławiec* |
  | Gmina Warta Bolesławiecka | rural | 110.9 | 8,650 | Warta Bolesławiecka |
  | Gmina Osiecznica | rural | 437.1 | 7,396 | Osiecznica |
  | Gmina Gromadka | rural | 267.3 | 5,355 | Gromadka |
  | * 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) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bolesławiec | 43 791 | 43 608 | 43 523 | 41 371 | 41 263 | 41 117 | 40 984 | 40 679 |
  | Nowogrodziec | 4 070 | 4 085 | 4 069 | 4 110 | 4 086 | 4 058 | 4 056 | 4 068 |
  
  ### Gminas
  
  | Gmina | Type | Population (1999) | Population (2000) | Population (2001) | Population (2002) | Population (2003) | Population (2004) | Population (2005) | Population (2006) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bolesławiec | rural | 11 425 | 11 558 | 11 668 | 12 079 | 12 164 | 12 190 | 12 289 | 12 542 |
  | Gromadka | rural | 5 867 | 5 877 | 5 821 | 5 613 | 5 642 | 5 613 | 5 586 | 5 565 |
  | Nowogrodziec | urban-rural | 14 793 | 14 820 | 14 843 | 14 689 | 14 717 | 14 736 | 14 729 | 14 779 |
  | Osiecznica | rural | 6 365 | 6 616 | 6 744 | 6 895 | 6 974 | 7 077 | 7 064 | 7 068 |
  | Warta Bolesławiecka | rural | 7 519 | 7 546 | 7 542 | 7 485 | 7 548 | 7 645 | 7 689 | 7 868 |
  