Opole Lubelskie County




County in Lublin, Poland






















































Opole Lubelskie County


Powiat opolski

County



Flag of Opole Lubelskie County
Flag


Coat of arms of Opole Lubelskie County
Coat of arms


Location of Opole Lubelskie County
Coordinates (Opole Lubelskie): 51°9′N 21°58′E / 51.150°N 21.967°E / 51.150; 21.967Coordinates: 51°9′N 21°58′E / 51.150°N 21.967°E / 51.150; 21.967
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
Seat Opole Lubelskie
Gminas
Area

 • Total 804.14 km2 (310.48 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 63,026
 • Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban

 18,743
 • Rural

 44,283
Car plates LOP
Website http://www.opole.lublin.pl

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

Opole Lubelskie County (Polish: powiat opolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Opole Lubelskie, which lies 44 kilometres (27 mi) west of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Poniatowa, lying 8 km (5 mi) north-east of Opole Lubelskie.


The county covers an area of 804.14 square kilometres (310.5 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 63,026, including 9,911 in Poniatowa, 8,832 in Opole Lubelskie, and a rural population of 44,283.



Neighbouring counties


Opole Lubelskie County is bordered by Puławy County to the north, Lublin County to the east, Kraśnik County to the south-east, Opatów County to the south-west, Lipsko County to the west and Zwoleń County to the north-west.



Administrative division


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




























































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Gmina Opole Lubelskie
 urban-rural
 193.8
 17,795
Opole Lubelskie

Gmina Poniatowa
 urban-rural
 84.2
 15,146
Poniatowa

Gmina Józefów nad Wisłą
 urban-rural
 141.6
 6,997
Józefów nad Wisłą

Gmina Chodel
 rural
 108.2
 6,771
Chodel

Gmina Karczmiska
 rural
 95.2
 6,192
Karczmiska

Gmina Łaziska
 rural
 109.3
 5,262
Łaziska

Gmina Wilków
 rural
 79.5
 4,863
Wilków


References




  • Polish official population figures 2006










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