Krapkowice County

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Krapkowice County

Powiat krapkowicki
Locator map Krapkowice County in Opole Voivodeship.svg
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Krapkowice): 50°28′N17°58′E / 50.467°N 17.967°E / 50.467; 17.967 Coordinates: 50°28′N17°58′E / 50.467°N 17.967°E / 50.467; 17.967
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
Seat Krapkowice
Gminas
Government
  Head of County Maciej Sonik
Area
  Total442.35 km2 (170.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30 [1] )
  Total63,857
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
   Urban
34,428
  Rural
29,429
Car plates OKR
Website http://www.powiatkrapkowicki.pl

Krapkowice County (Polish : powiat krapkowicki) 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 and largest town is Krapkowice, which lies 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Zdzieszowice, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Krapkowice, and Gogolin, 5 km (3 mi) north-east of Krapkowice.

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The county covers an area of 442.35 square kilometres (170.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 67,926, out of which the population of Krapkowice is 16,301, that of Zdzieszowice is 11,445, that of Gogolin is 6,682, and the rural population is 29,429.

Neighbouring counties

Krapkowice County is bordered by Opole County to the north, Strzelce County to the east, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County to the south-east and Prudnik County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Krapkowice urban-rural97.422,656 Krapkowice
Gmina Zdzieszowice urban-rural57.915,740 Zdzieszowice
Gmina Gogolin urban-rural100.512,632 Gogolin
Gmina Strzeleczki rural117.37,391 Strzeleczki
Gmina Walce rural69.35,438 Walce

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Gmina Gogolin is an urban-rural gmina in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Gogolin, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Krapkowice and 21 km (13 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

Gmina Strzeleczki, German Gemeinde Klein Strehlitz is a rural gmina in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Strzeleczki, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Krapkowice and 23 km (14 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

Gmina Walce, German Gemeinde Walzen is a rural gmina in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Walce (Walzen), which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Krapkowice and 34 km (21 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

Gmina Zdzieszowice is an urban-rural gmina in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Zdzieszowice, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Krapkowice and 31 km (19 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

References

  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.