Nowa Sól County
# Nowa Sól County

Nowa Sól County (Polish: powiat nowosolski) 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 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Zielona Góra and 109 km (68 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains three other towns: Kożuchów, lying 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Nowa Sól, Bytom Odrzański, lying 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Nowa Sól, and Nowe Miasteczko, 13 km (8 mi) south of Nowa Sól.

The county covers an area of 770.58 square kilometres (297.5 sq mi). 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 $(km^2)$ | Population (2019) | Seat |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Nowa Sól | urban | 21.6 | 38,763 | |
| Gmina Kożuchów | urban-rural | 178.8 | 15,962 | Kożuchów |
| Gmina Otyń | rural | 91.6 | 6,986 | Otyń |
| Gmina Nowa Sól | rural | 176.2 | 6,959 | Nowa Sól* |
| Gmina Bytom Odrzański | urban-rural | 52.4 | 5,424 | Bytom Odrzański |
| Gmina Nowe Miasteczko | urban-rural | 77.2 | 5,377 | Nowe Miasteczko |
| Gmina Siedlisko | rural | 92.2 | 3,593 | Siedlisko |
| Gmina Kolsko | rural | 80.6 | 3,320 | Kolsko |
| * seat not part of the gmina |||||
