Opole County
Powiat opolski | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Opole): 50°40′N 17°56′E / 50.667°N 17.933°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| Seat | Opole |
| Gminas | |
| 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.
- ^ "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.