Prudnik County

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Prudnik County

Powiat prudnicki
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Locator map Prudnik County in Opole Voivodeship.svg
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Prudnik): 50°19′22″N17°34′36″E / 50.32278°N 17.57667°E / 50.32278; 17.57667 Coordinates: 50°19′22″N17°34′36″E / 50.32278°N 17.57667°E / 50.32278; 17.57667
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
Seat Prudnik
Gminas
Area
  Total571.16 km2 (220.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30 [1] )
  Total55,325
  Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
   Urban
29,059
  Rural
26,266
Car plates OPR
Website http://www.powiatprudnicki.pl/

Prudnik County (Polish : powiat prudnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. 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 Prudnik, which lies 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Głogówek, lying 21 km (13 mi) east of Prudnik, and Biała Prudnicka, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Prudnik.

Contents

The county covers an area of 571.16 square kilometres (220.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 55,325, out of which the population of Prudnik is 21,041, that of Głogówek is 5,592, that of Biała Prudnicka is 2,426, and the rural population is 26,266.

Neighbouring counties

Prudnik County is bordered by Nysa County to the north-west, Opole County to the north, Krapkowice County and Kędzierzyn-Koźle County to the east, and Głubczyce County to the south-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Prudnik urban-rural122.127,157 Prudnik
Gmina Głogówek urban-rural170.113,258 Głogówek
Gmina Biała urban-rural195.810,586 Biała Prudnicka
Gmina Lubrza rural83.24,324 Lubrza

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References

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