Opole County, Opole Voivodeship

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

County in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Opole County

Powiat opolski

County

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Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

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

Total 13

* Gmina Chrząstowice
* Gmina Dąbrowa
* Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki
* Gmina Komprachcice
* Gmina Łubniany
* Gmina Murów
* Gmina Niemodlin
* Gmina Ozimek
* Gmina Popielów
* Gmina Prószków
* Gmina Tarnów Opolski
* Gmina Tułowice
* Gmina Turawa

Area

• Total

| 1,586.82 km2 (612.67 sq mi)
Population

(2019-06-30[1])

• Total

| 123,487
• Density| 78/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.

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

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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

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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.

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

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Gmina Ozimek | urban-rural  | 126.5  | 19,594  | Ozimek
Gmina Niemodlin | urban-rural  | 183.2  | 13,191  | Niemodlin
Gmina Turawa | rural  | 171.5  | 9,990  | Turawa
Gmina Łubniany | rural  | 125.4  | 9,830  | Łubniany
Gmina Tarnów Opolski | rural  | 81.6  | 9,580  | Tarnów Opolski
Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki | rural  | 91.4  | 9,457  | Dobrzeń Wielki
Gmina Komprachcice | rural  | 55.9  | 9,108  | Komprachcice
Gmina Prószków | urban-rural  | 121.2  | 9,029  | Prószków
Gmina Dąbrowa | rural  | 130.8  | 8,231  | Dąbrowa
Gmina Popielów | rural  | 175.6  | 8,051  | Popielów
Gmina Chrząstowice | rural  | 82.3  | 6,948  | Chrząstowice
Gmina Murów | rural  | 159.7  | 5,306  | Murów
Gmina Tułowice | urban-rural  | 81.1  | 5,172  | Tułowice

## References

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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.

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Opole County

Seat (not part of the county): Opole

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Niemodlin
* Gmina Ozimek
* Gmina Prószków
* Gmina Tułowice

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Chrząstowice
* Gmina Dąbrowa
* Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki
* Gmina Komprachcice
* Gmina Łubniany
* Gmina Murów
* Gmina Popielów
* Gmina Tarnów Opolski
* Gmina Turawa

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Counties of Opole Voivodeship

City county|

* Opole (capital)

Land counties|

* Brzeg
* Głubczyce
* Kędzierzyn-Koźle
* Kluczbork
* Krapkowice
* Namysłów
* Nysa
* Olesno
* Opole
* Prudnik
* Strzelce

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National|

* United States

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