Kłodzko County
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| Kłodzko County Powiat kłodzki |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| Seat | Kłodzko | ||
| Gminas |
Total 14 (incl. 5 urban)
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 1,643.37 km² (634.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 166,447 | ||
| - Density | 101.3/km² (262.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 108,262 | ||
| - Rural | 58,185 | ||
| Car plates | DKL | ||
| Website: http://www.powiat.klodzko.pl | |||
Kłodzko County (Polish: powiat kłodzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its area roughly corresponds to the former German Grafschaft Glatz.
The county covers an area of 1,643 square kilometres (634 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Kłodzko; it also contains the towns of Duszniki-Zdrój, Nowa Ruda, Polanica-Zdrój, Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Kudowa-Zdrój, Lądek-Zdrój, Międzylesie, Radków, Stronie Śląskie and Szczytna. (The suffix Zdrój appearing in several of these names means "spa".)
As at 2006 the total population of the county is 166,447, out of which the total population of the towns is 108,262 and the rural population is 58,185.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Kłodzko County is bordered by Wałbrzych County to the north-west, Dzierżoniów County to the north and Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the north-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (five urban, six urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Kłodzko | urban | 24.8 | 28,249 | |
| Nowa Ruda | urban | 37.1 | 24,261 | |
| Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka | urban-rural | 337.8 | 19,734 | Bystrzyca Kłodzka |
| Gmina Kłodzko | rural | 252.3 | 17,008 | Kłodzko * |
| Gmina Nowa Ruda | rural | 139.7 | 12,196 | Nowa Ruda * |
| Kudowa-Zdrój | urban | 33.9 | 10,204 | |
| Gmina Radków | urban-rural | 139.0 | 9,350 | Radków |
| Gmina Lądek-Zdrój | urban-rural | 117.4 | 8,781 | Lądek-Zdrój |
| Gmina Stronie Śląskie | urban-rural | 146.4 | 7,963 | Stronie Śląskie |
| Gmina Międzylesie | urban-rural | 189.0 | 7,516 | Międzylesie |
| Gmina Szczytna | urban-rural | 133.2 | 7,325 | Szczytna |
| Polanica-Zdrój | urban | 17.2 | 6,900 | |
| Duszniki-Zdrój | urban | 22.3 | 5,113 | |
| Gmina Lewin Kłodzki | rural | 52.2 | 1,847 | Lewin Kłodzki |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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