Krapkowice County

Krapkowice County Powiat krapkowicki
County
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Krapkowice): 50°28′N 17°58′E / 50.467°N 17.967°E / 50.467; 17.967Coordinates: 50°28′N 17°58′E / 50.467°N 17.967°E / 50.467; 17.967
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
Seat	Krapkowice
Gminas	Total 5 Gmina Gogolin Gmina Krapkowice Gmina Strzeleczki Gmina Walce Gmina Zdzieszowice
Government
• Head of County	Maciej Sonik
Area
• Total	442.35 km2 (170.79 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	67,926
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
• Urban	37,518
• Rural	30,408
Car plates	OKR
Website	http://www.powiatkrapkowicki.pl

Krapkowice County (Polish: powiat krapkowicki) 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 and largest town is Krapkowice, which lies 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Zdzieszowice, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Krapkowice, and Gogolin, 5 km (3 mi) north-east of Krapkowice.

The county covers an area of 442.35 square kilometres (170.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 67,926, out of which the population of Krapkowice is 18,112, that of Zdzieszowice is 13,329, that of Gogolin is 6,077, and the rural population is 30,408.

Neighbouring counties

Krapkowice County is bordered by Opole County to the north, Strzelce County to the east, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County to the south-east and Prudnik County to the west.

Administrative division

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

References

• Polish official population figures 2006