Kędzierzyn-Koźle County Explained

Kędzierzyn-Koźle County
Native Name:Powiat kędzierzyńsko-kozielski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Area Total Km2:625.28
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:94135
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:60852
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:33283
Coor Pinpoint:Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Coordinates:50.35°N 30°W
Seat:Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Kędzierzyn-Koźle
P2:Gmina Bierawa
P3:Gmina Cisek
P4:Gmina Pawłowiczki
P5:Gmina Polska Cerekiew
P6:Gmina Reńska Wieś
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:OK
Website:https://www.powiat.kedzierzyn-kozle.pl

Kędzierzyn-Koźle County (Polish: powiat kędzierzyńsko-kozielski) 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 only town is Kędzierzyn-Koźle, which lies 40km (30miles) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

The county covers an area of 625.28km2. As of 2019 its total population is 94,135, out of which the population of Kędzierzyn-Koźle is 60,852 and the rural population is 33,283.

Neighbouring counties

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

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Kędzierzyn-Koźleurban123.460,852 
Gmina Reńska Wieśrural97.98,251Reńska Wieś
Gmina Bierawarural119.27,910Bierawa
Gmina Pawłowiczkirural153.67,477Pawłowiczki
Gmina Cisekrural70.95,624Cisek
Gmina Polska Cerekiewrural60.94,021Polska Cerekiew

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. 2020-02-14.