Głubczyce County

Infobox Settlement
name = Głubczyce County
native_name = Powiat głubczycki
settlement_type = County
total_type = Total


image_shield = POL powiat głubczycki COA.svg


map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Opole
area_total_km2 = 673.1
population_total = 49818
population_as_of = 2007
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 22786
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 27032
coor_type = Głubczyce
latd = 50
latm = 12
lats = 0
latNS = N
longd = 17
longm = 50
longs = 3
longEW = E
seat = Głubczyce
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 4
p1 = Gmina Baborów
p2 = Gmina Branice
p3 = Gmina Głubczyce
p4 = Gmina Kietrz
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = OGL
website = http://www.powiatglubczycki.pl __NOTOC__Głubczyce County ( _pl. powiat głubczycki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Głubczyce, which lies convert|53|km|mi|0 south of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Kietrz, lying convert|19|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Głubczyce, and Baborów, convert|12|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Głubczyce.

The county covers an area of convert|673.1|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2007 its total population is 49,818, out of which the population of Głubczyce is 13,333, that of Kietrz is 6,317, that of Baborów is 3,136, and the rural population is 27,032.

Neighbouring counties

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

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.

Gallery

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]