Opole County, Opole Voivodeship

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Opole County
Powiat opolski
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Locator map Opole County in Opole Voivodeship.svg
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Opole): 50°40′N17°56′E / 50.667°N 17.933°E / 50.667; 17.933 Coordinates: 50°40′N17°56′E / 50.667°N 17.933°E / 50.667; 17.933
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
Seat Opole
Gminas
Area
  Total1,586.82 km2 (612.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30 [1] )
  Total123,487
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
   Urban
21,553
  Rural
101,934
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 four towns: Ozimek, 20 km (12 mi) east of Opole, Niemodlin, 24 km (15 mi) west of Opole, Prószków, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Opole, and Tułowice, 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Opole.

Contents

The county covers an area of 1,586.82 square kilometres (612.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 123,487, out of which the population of Ozimek is 8,657, that of Niemodlin is 6,315, that of Tułowice is 4,011, that of Prószków is 2,570, and the rural population is 101,934.

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 (4 urban-rural and 9 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Ozimek urban-rural126.519,594 Ozimek
Gmina Niemodlin urban-rural183.213,191 Niemodlin
Gmina Turawa rural171.59,990 Turawa
Gmina Łubniany rural125.49,830 Łubniany
Gmina Tarnów Opolski rural81.69,580 Tarnów Opolski
Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki rural91.49,457 Dobrzeń Wielki
Gmina Komprachcice rural55.99,108 Komprachcice
Gmina Prószków urban-rural121.29,029 Prószków
Gmina Dąbrowa rural130.88,231 Dąbrowa
Gmina Popielów rural175.68,051 Popielów
Gmina Chrząstowice rural82.36,948 Chrząstowice
Gmina Murów rural159.75,306 Murów
Gmina Tułowice urban-rural81.15,172 Tułowice

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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.