Oława County

Oława County Powiat oławski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Seat	Oława
Gminas	Total 4 (incl. 1 urban) Oława Gmina Domaniów Gmina Jelcz-Laskowice Gmina Oława
Area
• Total	523.73 km2 (202.21 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30)
• Total	76,723
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
• Urban	48,832
• Rural	27,891
Car plates	DOA
Website	http://www.starostwo.olawa.pl

Oława County (Polish: powiat oławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 523.7 square kilometres (202.2 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Oława, and its only other town is Jelcz-Laskowice.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 76,723, out of which the population of Oława is 33,029, that of Jelcz-Laskowice is 15,803, and the rural population is 27,891.

Neighbouring counties

Oława County is bordered by Oleśnica County to the north, Namysłów County and Brzeg County to the east, Strzelin County to the south-west, and Wrocław County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into four gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2019)	Seat
Oława	urban	27.4	33,029
Gmina Jelcz-Laskowice	urban-rural	168.1	23,323	Jelcz-Laskowice
Gmina Oława	rural	234.0	15,209	Oława*
Gmina Domaniów	rural	94.3	5,162	Domaniów
* seat not part of the gmina