Opole County, Lublin Voivodeship

For county in Opole Voivodeship, see Opole County, Opole Voivodeship.

County in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

Opole County

Powiat opolski

County

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Coordinates (Opole Lubelskie): 51°9′N 21°58′E﻿ / ﻿51.150°N 21.967°E﻿ / 51.150; 21.967
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lublin
Seat| Opole Lubelskie
Gminas|

Total 7

* Gmina Chodel
* Gmina Józefów nad Wisłą
* Gmina Karczmiska
* Gmina Łaziska
* Gmina Opole Lubelskie
* Gmina Poniatowa
* Gmina Wilków

Area

• Total| 804.14 km2 (310.48 sq mi)
Population

(2019)

• Total| 59,551
• Density| 74/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Urban

| 18,480
• Rural

| 41,031
Car plates| LOP
Website| http://www.opole.lublin.pl

Opole County (Polish: powiat opolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Opole Lubelskie, which lies 44 kilometres (27 mi) west of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Poniatowa, lying 8 km (5 mi) north-east of Opole Lubelskie.

The county covers an area of 804.14 square kilometres (310.5 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 59,511, including 9,144 in Poniatowa, 8,421 in Opole Lubelskie, 915 in Józefów nad Wisłą, and a rural population of 41,031.[1]

## Neighbouring counties

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Opole County is bordered by Puławy County to the north, Lublin County to the east, Kraśnik County to the south-east, Opatów County to the south-west, Lipsko County to the west and Zwoleń County to the north-west.

## Administrative division

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

Gmina  | Type  | Area
(km2) | Population
(2019) | Seat

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Gmina Opole Lubelskie | urban-rural  | 193.8  | 17,166  | Opole Lubelskie
Gmina Poniatowa | urban-rural  | 84.2  | 14,223  | Poniatowa
Gmina Chodel | rural  | 108.2  | 6,589  | Chodel
Gmina Józefów nad Wisłą | urban-rural  | 141.6  | 6,548  | Józefów nad Wisłą
Gmina Karczmiska | rural  | 95.2  | 5,607  | Karczmiska
Gmina Łaziska | rural  | 109.3  | 4,945  | Łaziska
Gmina Wilków | rural  | 79.5  | 4,863  | Wilków

## References

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1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

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Opole Lubelskie County

Seat: Opole Lubelskie

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Józefów nad Wisłą
* Gmina Opole Lubelskie
* Gmina Poniatowa

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Chodel
* Gmina Karczmiska
* Gmina Łaziska
* Gmina Wilków

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Counties of Lublin Voivodeship

City counties|

* Lublin (capital)
* Biała Podlaska
* Chełm
* Zamość

Land counties|

* Biała
* Biłgoraj
* Chełm
* Hrubieszów
* Janów Lubelski
* Kraśnik
* Krasnystaw
* Łęczna
* Lubartów
* Lublin
* Łuków
* Opole Lubelskie
* Parczew
* Puławy
* Radzyń Podlaski
* Ryki
* Świdnik
* Tomaszów
* Włodawa
* Zamość

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