Brzeg County

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Brzeg County
Powiat brzeski

— County —

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Brzeg): 50°52′N 17°29′E / 50.867, 17.483

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

- Total

876.52 km² (338.4 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

92,361

- Density

105.4/km² (272.9/sq mi)

- Urban

52,900

- Rural

39,461

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Website: http://www.brzeg-powiat.pl/

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

Brzeg County (Polish: powiat brzeski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. 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 Brzeg, which lies 39 kilometres (24 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Grodków, lying 22 km (14 mi) south of Brzeg, and Lewin Brzeski, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Brzeg.

The county covers an area of 876.52 square kilometres (338.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 92,361, out of which the population of Brzeg is 38,303, that of Grodków is 8,771, that of Lewin Brzeski is 5,826, and the rural population is 39,461.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Brzeg County is bordered by Namysłów County to the north-east, Opole County to the south-east, Nysa County to the south, and Strzelin County and Oława County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Brzeg	urban	14.7	38,303
Gmina Grodków	urban-rural	286.4	19,743	Grodków
Gmina Lewin Brzeski	urban-rural	159.7	13,555	Lewin Brzeski
Gmina Lubsza	rural	212.7	8,577	Lubsza
Gmina Skarbimierz	rural	110.5	7,240	Skarbimierz
Gmina Olszanka	rural	92.6	4,943	Olszanka

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Brzeg County

Seat: Brzeg (urban gmina) Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Grodków • Gmina Lewin Brzeski Rural gminas: Gmina Lubsza • Gmina Olszanka • Gmina Skarbimierz

v • d • e Counties of Opole Voivodeship

City county: Opole (capital) Land counties: Brzeg • Głubczyce • Kędzierzyn-Koźle • Kluczbork • Krapkowice • Namysłów • Nysa • Olesno • Opole • Prudnik • Strzelce