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Międzyrzecz County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (
) in
Lubusz Voivodeship, western
Poland
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. 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
Międzyrzecz, which lies south-east of
Gorzów Wielkopolski and north of
Zielona Góra. The county also contains the towns of
Skwierzyna, lying north of Międzyrzecz, and
Trzciel, south-east of Międzyrzecz.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 57,851, out of which the population of Międzyrzecz is 17,994, that of Skwierzyna is 9,671, that of Trzciel is 2,391, and the rural population is 27,795.
Neighbouring counties
Międzyrzecz County is bordered by
Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the north,
Międzychód County to the north-east,
Nowy Tomyśl County to the east,
Åšwiebodzin County to the south,
Sulęcin County to the west and
Gorzów County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into six
gmina
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s (three urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
References
External links
Official website of the Międzyrzecz CountyOfficial website of the county office
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Land counties of Lubusz Voivodeship