Prudnik County

Prudnik County
Powiat prudnicki
County

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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Prudnik): 50°19′22″N 17°34′36″E / 50.32278°N 17.57667°E / 50.32278; 17.57667Coordinates: 50°19′22″N 17°34′36″E / 50.32278°N 17.57667°E / 50.32278; 17.57667
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
Seat Prudnik
Gminas
Total 4
Area
 • Total 571.16 km2 (220.53 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 59,931
 • Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Urban 31,602
 • Rural 28,329
Car plates OPR
Website http://www.powiatprudnicki.pl/

Prudnik County (Polish: powiat prudnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. 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 Prudnik, which lies 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Głogówek, lying 21 km (13 mi) east of Prudnik, and Biała Prudnicka, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Prudnik.

The county covers an area of 571.16 square kilometres (220.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 59,931, out of which the population of Prudnik is 23,133, that of Głogówek is 5,816, that of Biała Prudnicka is 2,653, and the rural population is 28,329.

Neighbouring counties

Prudnik County is bordered by Nysa County to the north-west, Opole County to the north, Krapkowice County and Kędzierzyn-Koźle County to the east, and Głubczyce County to the south-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

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 Prudnik urban-rural 122.1 29,506 Prudnik
Gmina Głogówek urban-rural 170.1 14,362 Głogówek
Gmina Biała urban-rural 195.8 11,591 Biała Prudnicka
Gmina Lubrza rural 83.2 4,472 Lubrza

References

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