Opole County




County in Opole, Poland






















































Opole County


Powiat opolski

County




Flag of Opole County
Flag

Coat of arms of Opole County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Opole): 50°40′N 17°56′E / 50.667°N 17.933°E / 50.667; 17.933Coordinates: 50°40′N 17°56′E / 50.667°N 17.933°E / 50.667; 17.933
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Opole
Seat Opole
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,586.82 km2 (612.67 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 134,874
 • Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban

19,506
 • Rural

115,368
Car plates OPO
Website http://www.powiatopolski.pl


Opole County (Polish: powiat opolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-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 Opole, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Ozimek, 20 km (12 mi) east of Opole, Niemodlin, 24 km (15 mi) west of Opole, and Prószków, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Opole.


The county covers an area of 1,586.82 square kilometres (612.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 134,874, out of which the population of Ozimek is 9,944, that of Niemodlin is 6,849, that of Prószków is 2,713, and the rural population is 115,368.



Neighbouring counties


Apart from the city of Opole, Opole County is also bordered by Namysłów County and Kluczbork County to the north, Olesno County to the north-east, Strzelce County to the south-east, Krapkowice County and Prudnik County to the south, Nysa County to the south-west, and Brzeg County to the north-west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (three urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.






































































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Gmina Ozimek
urban-rural
126.5
20,989

Ozimek

Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki
rural
91.4
14,049

Dobrzeń Wielki

Gmina Niemodlin
urban-rural
183.2
13,823

Niemodlin

Gmina Komprachcice
rural
55.9
11,249

Komprachcice

Gmina Prószków
urban-rural
121.2
9,964

Prószków

Gmina Tarnów Opolski
rural
81.6
9,943

Tarnów Opolski

Gmina Dąbrowa
rural
130.8
9,571

Dąbrowa

Gmina Turawa
rural
171.5
9,557

Turawa

Gmina Łubniany
rural
125.4
9,156

Łubniany

Gmina Popielów
rural
175.6
8,502

Popielów

Gmina Chrząstowice
rural
82.3
6,655

Chrząstowice

Gmina Murów
rural
159.7
5,912

Murów

Gmina Tułowice
rural
81.1
5,504

Tułowice


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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