Kluczbork County Explained

Kluczbork County
Native Name:Powiat kluczborski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Area Total Km2:851.59
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:65644
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:33043
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:32601
Coor Pinpoint:Kluczbork
Coordinates:50.9833°N 31°W
Seat:Kluczbork
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 4
P1:Gmina Byczyna
P2:Gmina Kluczbork
P3:Gmina Lasowice Wielkie
P4:Gmina Wołczyn
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:OKL
Website:http://www.powiatkluczborski.pl

Kluczbork County (Polish: powiat kluczborski) 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 Kluczbork, which lies 41km (25miles) north-east of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Wołczyn, lying 120NaN0 west of Kluczbork, and Byczyna, 150NaN0 north of Kluczbork.

The county covers an area of 851.59km2. As of 2019 its total population is 65,644, out of which the population of Kluczbork is 23,554, that of Wołczyn is 5,907, that of Byczyna is 3,582, and the rural population is 32,601.

Neighbouring counties

Kluczbork County is bordered by Kępno County and Wieruszów County to the north, Olesno County to the south-east, Opole County to the south, and Namysłów County to the west.

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Kluczborkurban-rural217.035,896Kluczbork
Gmina Wołczynurban-rural240.913,579Wołczyn
Gmina Byczynaurban-rural182.99,305Byczyna
Gmina Lasowice Wielkierural210.86,864Lasowice Wielkie

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.