Głubczyce County

Głubczyce County (Polish: 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 53 kilometres (33 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Kietrz, lying 19 km (12 mi) south-east of Głubczyce, and Baborów, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Głubczyce.

The county covers an area of 673.1 square kilometres (259.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 50,326, out of which the population of Głubczyce is 13,389, that of Kietrz is 6,365, that of Baborów is 3,175, and the rural population is 27,397.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Głubczyce	urban-rural	294.3	24,174	Głubczyce
Gmina Kietrz	urban-rural	139.9	11,838	Kietrz
Gmina Branice	rural	121.9	7,728	Branice
Gmina Baborów	urban-rural	117.0	6,586	Baborów

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Głubczyce County

Seat: Głubczyce Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Baborów • Gmina Głubczyce • Gmina Kietrz Rural gmina: Gmina Branice

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