Nowa Sól County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Lubusz Voivodeship

Lubusz Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties : 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas....

, western Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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

Nowa Sól

Nowa Sól is a town on the Oder River in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the capital of Nowa Sól County and had a population of 40,351 as of 2006.-History:...

, which lies 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Zielona Góra

Zielona Góra

Zielona Góra is a city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 117,557 inhabitants within the city limits and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including three neighbouring counties ....

 and 109 km (68 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski

Gorzów Wielkopolski

Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...

. The county contains three other towns: Kożuchów

Kozuchów

Kożuchów is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland.- External links :*...

, lying 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Nowa Sól, Bytom Odrzański

Bytom Odrzanski

Bytom Odrzański is a town on the Oder river in western Poland, in Nowa Sól County of Lubusz Voivodeship.-History:Archaeological findings from the Stone Age and Bronze Age around Bytom suggest a early settlement. A Slavic gród is mentioned in 1005...

, lying 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Nowa Sól, and Nowe Miasteczko

Nowe Miasteczko

Nowe Miasteczko is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,823 inhabitants ....

, 13 km (8 mi) south of Nowa Sól.

The county covers an area of 770.58 square kilometres (297.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 86,773, out of which the population of Nowa Sól is 40,351, that of Kożuchów is 9,592, that of Bytom Odrzański is 4,365, that of Nowe Miasteczko is 2,828, and the rural population is 29,637.

From 1999 until 2002, Nowa Sól County also included the areas which now comprise Wschowa County

Wschowa County

Wschowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created in 2002 out of three gminas which previously belonged to Nowa Sól County. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wschowa, which lies east of Zielona Góra and ...

 (the towns and gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s of Wschowa

Wschowa

Wschowa is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland with 14,607 inhabitants . It is the capital of Wschowa County.-History:Wschowa was originally a border fortress in a region disputed by the Polish dukes of Silesia and Greater Poland. After German colonists had established a settlement nearby,...

, Sława and Szlichtyngowa

Szlichtyngowa

Szlichtyngowa is a town in Poland, in the Wschowa County of the Lubuskie Voivodship, near the Oder River.It was founded in 1644, about one mile behind the border between Silesia and Greater Poland by the junker Johann Georg von Schlichting who obtained a royal charter from the King Władysław IV...

).

Neighbouring counties

Nowa Sól County is bordered by Wolsztyn County

Wolsztyn County

Wolsztyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central 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 only town is Wolsztyn, which lies ...

 to the north-east, Wschowa County

Wschowa County

Wschowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created in 2002 out of three gminas which previously belonged to Nowa Sól County. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wschowa, which lies east of Zielona Góra and ...

 and Głogów County to the east, Żagań County

Zagan County

Żagań County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Żagań, which lies south of...

 to the south-west, and Zielona Góra County

Zielona Góra County

Zielona Góra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 is the city of Zielona Góra, although the city...

 to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (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 (2006)	Seat
Nowa Sól Nowa Sól Nowa Sól is a town on the Oder River in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the capital of Nowa Sól County and had a population of 40,351 as of 2006.-History:...	urban	21.6	40,351
Gmina Kożuchów Gmina Kozuchów Gmina Kożuchów is an urban-rural gmina in Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Kożuchów, which lies approximately south-west of Nowa Sól and south of Zielona Góra....	urban-rural	178.8	15,993	Kożuchów Kozuchów Kożuchów is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland.- External links :*...
Gmina Nowa Sól Gmina Nowa Sól Gmina Nowa Sól is a rural gmina in Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowa Sól, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	176.2	6,619	Nowa Sól Nowa Sól Nowa Sól is a town on the Oder River in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the capital of Nowa Sól County and had a population of 40,351 as of 2006.-History:...  *
Gmina Otyń Gmina Otyn Gmina Otyń is a rural gmina in Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Otyń, which lies approximately north of Nowa Sól and south-east of Zielona Góra....	rural	91.6	6,175	Otyń Otyn Otyń is a village in Nowosolski County, Poland. As of 2004 it has about 1200 inhabitants.The Gothic palace and church of Otyń were a property of the Society of Jesus from 1661 until its suppression in 1776, Duke Peter von Biron of Courland and Semigallia bought it in 1787 and called the place...
Gmina Nowe Miasteczko Gmina Nowe Miasteczko Gmina Nowe Miasteczko is an urban-rural gmina in Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowe Miasteczko, which lies approximately south of Nowa Sól and south-east of Zielona Góra....	urban-rural	77.2	5,512	Nowe Miasteczko Nowe Miasteczko Nowe Miasteczko is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,823 inhabitants ....
Gmina Bytom Odrzański Gmina Bytom Odrzanski Gmina Bytom Odrzański is an urban-rural gmina in Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Bytom Odrzański, which lies approximately south-east of Nowa Sól and south-east of Zielona Góra....	urban-rural	52.4	5,359	Bytom Odrzański Bytom Odrzanski Bytom Odrzański is a town on the Oder river in western Poland, in Nowa Sól County of Lubusz Voivodeship.-History:Archaeological findings from the Stone Age and Bronze Age around Bytom suggest a early settlement. A Slavic gród is mentioned in 1005...
Gmina Siedlisko Gmina Siedlisko Gmina Siedlisko is a rural gmina in Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Siedlisko, which lies approximately south-east of Nowa Sól and south-east of Zielona Góra....	rural	92.2	3,492	Siedlisko Siedlisko, Nowa Sól County Siedlisko is a village on the Oder river in Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Siedlisko...
Gmina Kolsko Gmina Kolsko Gmina Kolsko is a rural gmina in Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Kolsko, which lies approximately north-east of Nowa Sól and east of Zielona Góra....	rural	80.6	3,272	Kolsko Kolsko Kolsko is a village in Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kolsko. It lies approximately north-east of Nowa Sól and east of Zielona Góra....
* seat not part of the gmina