Nysa County

Nysa County Powiat nyski
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Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Nysa): 50°28′17″N 17°20′2″E / 50.47139°N 17.33389°E / 50.47139; 17.33389Coordinates: 50°28′17″N 17°20′2″E / 50.47139°N 17.33389°E / 50.47139; 17.33389
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
Seat	Nysa
Gminas	Total 9 Gmina Głuchołazy Gmina Kamiennik Gmina Korfantów Gmina Łambinowice Gmina Nysa Gmina Otmuchów Gmina Paczków Gmina Pakosławice Gmina Skoroszyce
Area
– Total	1,223.87 km2 (472.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	145,640
– Density	119/km2 (308.2/sq mi)
– Urban	77,461
– Rural	68,179
Car plates	ONY
Website	http://www.powiat.nysa.pl

Nysa County (Polish: powiat nyski) 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 Nysa, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. The county contains four other towns: Głuchołazy, 18 km (11 mi) south of Nysa, Paczków, 24 km (15 mi) west of Nysa, Otmuchów, 12 km (7 mi) west of Nysa, and Korfantów, 20 km (12 mi) east of Nysa.

The county covers an area of 1,223.87 square kilometres (472.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 145,640, out of which the population of Nysa is 47,283, that of Głuchołazy is 14,887, that of Paczków is 8,147, that of Otmuchów is 5,261, that of Korfantów is 1,883, and the rural population is 68,179.

Neighbouring counties

Nysa County is bordered by Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the west, Strzelin County and Brzeg County to the north, Opole County to the north-east, and Prudnik County to the south-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Nysa	urban-rural	217.6	59,868	Nysa
Gmina Głuchołazy	urban-rural	168.0	25,706	Głuchołazy
Gmina Otmuchów	urban-rural	187.4	14,225	Otmuchów
Gmina Paczków	urban-rural	79.7	13,743	Paczków
Gmina Korfantów	urban-rural	179.8	9,784	Korfantów
Gmina Łambinowice	rural	123.7	8,157	Łambinowice
Gmina Skoroszyce	rural	103.6	6,521	Skoroszyce
Gmina Pakosławice	rural	74.0	3,899	Pakosławice
Gmina Kamiennik	rural	89.2	3,737	Kamiennik

References

• Polish official population figures 2006