Opole County

Opole County Powiat opolski
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Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Opole): 50°40′N 17°56′E / 50.667°N 17.933°E / 50.667; 17.933Coordinates: 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 (612.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	134,874
- Density	85/km2 (220.1/sq mi)
- Urban	19,506
- Rural	115,368
Car plates	OPO
Website	http://www.powiatopolski.pl

Not to be confused with Opole Lubelskie County, which has the same name in Polish.

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 three towns: Ozimek, 20 km (12 mi) east of Opole, Niemodlin, 24 km (15 mi) west of Opole, and Prószków, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Opole.

The county covers an area of 1,586.82 square kilometres (612.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 134,874, out of which the population of Ozimek is 9,944, that of Niemodlin is 6,849, that of Prószków is 2,713, and the rural population is 115,368.

Neighbouring counties

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

The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (three urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Ozimek	urban-rural	126.5	20,989	Ozimek
Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki	rural	91.4	14,049	Dobrzeń Wielki
Gmina Niemodlin	urban-rural	183.2	13,823	Niemodlin
Gmina Komprachcice	rural	55.9	11,249	Komprachcice
Gmina Prószków	urban-rural	121.2	9,964	Prószków
Gmina Tarnów Opolski	rural	81.6	9,943	Tarnów Opolski
Gmina Dąbrowa	rural	130.8	9,571	Dąbrowa
Gmina Turawa	rural	171.5	9,557	Turawa
Gmina Łubniany	rural	125.4	9,156	Łubniany
Gmina Popielów	rural	175.6	8,502	Popielów
Gmina Chrząstowice	rural	82.3	6,655	Chrząstowice
Gmina Murów	rural	159.7	5,912	Murów
Gmina Tułowice	rural	81.1	5,504	Tułowice

References

• Polish official population figures 2006