Góra 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 Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...

, south-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. The county covers an area of 738.11 square kilometres (285 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Góra

Góra

Góra is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-west Poland.Góra is also the name of many other places in Poland, including:In Greater Poland Voivodeship :*Góra, Jarocin County...

; the only other town in the county is Wąsosz

Wasosz

Wąsosz is a town in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Wąsosz. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 36,556, out of which the population of Góra is 12,574, the population of Wąsosz is 2,828, and the rural population is 21,154.

Neighbouring counties

Góra County is bordered by Leszno County

Leszno County

Leszno 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 is the city of Leszno, although the city...

 to the north, Rawicz County

Rawicz County

Rawicz 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 largest town is Rawicz, which lies ...

 to the east, Trzebnica County

Trzebnica County

Trzebnica 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 south-east, Wołów County to the south, Lubin County

Lubin County

Lubin 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 south-west, Głogów County to the west and 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 ...

 to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Góra Gmina Góra Gmina Góra is an urban-rural gmina in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Góra, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Wrocław....	urban-rural	268.7	20,876	Góra Góra Góra is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-west Poland.Góra is also the name of many other places in Poland, including:In Greater Poland Voivodeship :*Góra, Jarocin County...
Gmina Wąsosz Gmina Wasosz, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Gmina Wąsosz is an urban-rural gmina in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Wąsosz, which lies approximately south-east of Góra and north-west of the regional capital Wrocław....	urban-rural	193.6	7,444	Wąsosz Wasosz Wąsosz is a town in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Wąsosz. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
Gmina Niechlów Gmina Niechlów Gmina Niechlów is a rural gmina in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Niechlów, which lies approximately west of Góra and north-west of the regional capital Wrocław....	rural	152.0	5,140	Niechlów Niechlów Niechlów is a village in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Niechlów. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately west of Góra and north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.-References:...
Gmina Jemielno Gmina Jemielno Gmina Jemielno is a rural gmina in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jemielno, which lies approximately south of Góra and north-west of Wrocław, the regional capital....	rural	123.8	3,096	Jemielno Jemielno Jemielno is a village in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Jemielno. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....