Administrative Division
Lower Silesian Voivodeship is divided into 29 counties (powiats), three of which are urban, and the rest rural. These are further divided into 169 gminas.
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).
| English and Polish names |
Area |
Population |
Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
| City counties | |||||
| Wrocław | 293 | 635,280 | 1 | ||
| Legnica | 56 | 105,485 | 1 | ||
| Jelenia Góra | 109 | 86,663 | 1 | ||
| Land counties | |||||
| Wałbrzych County powiat wałbrzyski |
514 | 184,594 | Wałbrzych | Boguszów-Gorce, Głuszyca, Szczawno-Zdrój, Jedlina-Zdrój, Mieroszów | 9 |
| Kłodzko County powiat kłodzki |
1,643 | 166,447 | Kłodzko | Nowa Ruda, Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Kudowa-Zdrój, Polanica-Zdrój, Stronie Śląskie, Lądek-Zdrój, Szczytna, Duszniki-Zdrój, Międzylesie, Radków | 14 |
| Świdnica County powiat świdnicki |
743 | 160,337 | Świdnica | Świebodzice, Strzegom, Żarów, Jaworzyna Śląska | 8 |
| Lubin County powiat lubiński |
712 | 105,582 | Lubin | Ścinawa | 4 |
| Dzierżoniów County powiat dzierżoniowski |
478 | 104,852 | Dzierżoniów | Bielawa, Pieszyce, Piława Górna, Niemcza | 7 |
| Oleśnica County powiat oleśnicki |
1,049 | 103,366 | Oleśnica | Syców, Twardogóra, Bierutów, Międzybórz | 8 |
| Wrocław County powiat wrocławski |
1,116 | 101,913 | Wrocław * | Sobótka, Kąty Wrocławskie, Siechnice | 9 |
| Zgorzelec County powiat zgorzelecki |
838 | 94,408 | Zgorzelec | Bogatynia, Pieńsk, Zawidów, Węgliniec | 7 |
| Bolesławiec County powiat bolesławiecki |
1,303 | 88,343 | Bolesławiec | Nowogrodziec | 6 |
| Głogów County powiat głogowski |
443 | 87,651 | Głogów | 6 | |
| Trzebnica County powiat trzebnicki |
1,026 | 77,285 | Trzebnica | Oborniki Śląskie, Żmigród, Prusice | 6 |
| Oława County powiat oławski |
524 | 71,118 | Oława | Jelcz-Laskowice | 4 |
| Ząbkowice Śląskie County powiat ząbkowicki |
801 | 69,297 | Ząbkowice Śląskie | Ziębice, Złoty Stok, Bardo | 7 |
| Jelenia Góra County powiat jeleniogórski |
628 | 63,817 | Jelenia Góra * | Kowary, Szklarska Poręba, Piechowice, Karpacz | 9 |
| Polkowice County powiat polkowicki |
780 | 61,138 | Polkowice | Chocianów, Przemków | 6 |
| Lubań County powiat lubański |
428 | 57,061 | Lubań | Olszyna, Leśna, Świeradów-Zdrój | 7 |
| Legnica County powiat legnicki |
745 | 52,995 | Legnica * | Chojnów, Prochowice | 8 |
| Jawor County powiat jaworski |
581 | 52,058 | Jawor | Bolków | 6 |
| Środa Śląska County powiat średzki |
704 | 49,208 | Środa Śląska | 5 | |
| Lwówek Śląski County powiat lwówecki |
710 | 48,144 | Lwówek Śląski | Gryfów Śląski, Mirsk, Wleń, Lubomierz | 5 |
| Wołów County powiat wołowski |
675 | 47,445 | Wołów | Brzeg Dolny | 3 |
| Kamienna Góra County powiat kamiennogórski |
396 | 46,470 | Kamienna Góra | Lubawka | 4 |
| Złotoryja County powiat złotoryjski |
575 | 45,744 | Złotoryja | Wojcieszów, Świerzawa | 6 |
| Strzelin County powiat strzeliński |
622 | 44,146 | Strzelin | Wiązów | 5 |
| Milicz County powiat milicki |
715 | 36,845 | Milicz | 3 | |
| Góra County powiat górowski |
738 | 36,556 | Góra | Wąsosz | 4 |
| * seat not part of the county | |||||
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