Żagań 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 Żagań

Zagan

Zagan may refer to:*Zagan - a demon in the Ars Goetia*Żagań - a town in west Poland...

, which lies 39 km (24 mi) south 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 124 km (77 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 four other towns: Szprotawa

Szprotawa

Szprotawa is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Żagań County. It has 12,648 inhabitants .- History :The first information about the terrains of today's Szprotawa comes at 1000 from the chronicle of bishop Thietmar of Merseburg, who accompanied the emperor Otto III on pilgrimage to the...

, lying 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Żagań, Iłowa, lying 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Żagań, Małomice, lying 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Żagań, and Gozdnica

Gozdnica

Gozdnica is a town in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,804 inhabitants .Situated close to Lower Silesian Voivodeship, na north-west of Żagań and east of Przewóz. Voivodeship roads number 300 and 350 are passing through Gozdnica.-External links:*...

, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Żagań.

The county covers an area of 1131.29 square kilometres (436.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 82,226, out of which the population of Żagań is 26,580, that of Szprotawa is 12,613, that of Iłowa is 3,975, that of Małomice is 3,623, that of Gozdnica is 3,454, and the rural population is 31,981.

Neighbouring counties

Żagań County is bordered by 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, Nowa Sól County

Nowa Sól County

Nowa Sól 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 Nowa Sól, which lies ...

 to the north-east, Głogów County and Polkowice County

Polkowice County

Polkowice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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...

 to the east, Bolesławiec County and Zgorzelec County

Zgorzelec County

Zgorzelec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. It is situated in the extreme south-west of Poland, bordering both Germany...

 to the south, and Żary County

Zary County

Żary County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 and largest town is Żary, which...

 to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine 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 (two 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
Żagań Zagan Zagan may refer to:*Zagan - a demon in the Ars Goetia*Żagań - a town in west Poland...	urban	39.9	26,580
Gmina Szprotawa Gmina Szprotawa Gmina Szprotawa is an urban-rural gmina in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Szprotawa, which lies approximately south-east of Żagań and south of Zielona Góra....	urban-rural	232.3	21,732	Szprotawa Szprotawa Szprotawa is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Żagań County. It has 12,648 inhabitants .- History :The first information about the terrains of today's Szprotawa comes at 1000 from the chronicle of bishop Thietmar of Merseburg, who accompanied the emperor Otto III on pilgrimage to the...
Gmina Iłowa	urban-rural	153.1	7,111	Iłowa
Gmina Żagań Gmina Zagan Gmina Żagań is a rural gmina in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Żagań, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	281.1	7,019	Żagań Zagan Zagan may refer to:*Zagan - a demon in the Ars Goetia*Żagań - a town in west Poland...  *
Gmina Małomice	urban-rural	79.5	5,443	Małomice
Gmina Niegosławice	rural	136.1	4,695	Niegosławice
Gmina Brzeźnica Gmina Brzeznica, Lubusz Voivodeship Gmina Brzeźnica is a rural gmina in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Brzeźnica, which lies approximately north-east of Żagań and south of Zielona Góra....	rural	122.2	3,743	Brzeźnica Brzeznica, Zagan County Brzeźnica is a village in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Brzeźnica. It lies approximately north-east of Żagań and south of Zielona Góra....
Gozdnica Gozdnica Gozdnica is a town in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,804 inhabitants .Situated close to Lower Silesian Voivodeship, na north-west of Żagań and east of Przewóz. Voivodeship roads number 300 and 350 are passing through Gozdnica.-External links:*...	urban	24.0	3,454
Gmina Wymiarki Gmina Wymiarki Gmina Wymiarki is a rural gmina in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Wymiarki, which lies approximately south-west of Żagań and south-west of Zielona Góra....	rural	63.1	2,449	Wymiarki Wymiarki, Lubusz Voivodeship Wymiarki is a village in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wymiarki...
* seat not part of the gmina