Prudnik County

County in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Prudnik County

Powiat prudnicki

County

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Prudnik): 50°19′22″N 17°34′36″E﻿ / ﻿50.32278°N 17.57667°E﻿ / 50.32278; 17.57667
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Opole
Seat| Prudnik
Gminas|

Total 4

* Gmina Biała
* Gmina Głogówek
* Gmina Lubrza
* Gmina Prudnik

Area

• Total| 571.16 km2 (220.53 sq mi)
Population

(2019-06-30[1])

• Total| 55,325
• Density| 97/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, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Prudnik.

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 is 2,426, and the rural population is 26,266.

## Neighbouring counties[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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

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Gmina Prudnik | urban-rural  | 122.1  | 27,157  | Prudnik
Gmina Głogówek | urban-rural  | 170.1  | 13,258  | Głogówek
Gmina Biała | urban-rural  | 195.8  | 10,586  | Biała
Gmina Lubrza | rural  | 83.2  | 4,324  | Lubrza

## References[edit]

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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Prudnik County

Seat: Prudnik

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Biała
* Gmina Głogówek
* Gmina Prudnik

Rural gmina|

* Gmina Lubrza

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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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