Krapkowice County Explained

Krapkowice County
Native Name:Powiat krapkowicki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Area Total Km2:442.35
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:63857
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:34428
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:29429
Coor Pinpoint:Krapkowice
Coordinates:50.4667°N 75°W
Leader Title:Head of County
Leader Name:Maciej Sonik
Seat:Krapkowice
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 5
P1:Gmina Gogolin
P2:Gmina Krapkowice
P3:Gmina Strzeleczki
P4:Gmina Walce
P5:Gmina Zdzieszowice
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info: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 23km (14miles) south of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Zdzieszowice, lying 130NaN0 south-east of Krapkowice, and Gogolin, 50NaN0 north-east of Krapkowice.

The county covers an area of 442.35km2. As of 2006 its total population is 67,926, out of which the population of Krapkowice is 16,301, that of Zdzieszowice is 11,445, that of Gogolin is 6,682, and the rural population is 29,429.

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Krapkowiceurban-rural97.422,656Krapkowice
Gmina Zdzieszowiceurban-rural57.915,740Zdzieszowice
Gmina Gogolinurban-rural100.512,632Gogolin
Gmina Strzeleczkirural117.37,391Strzeleczki
Gmina Walcerural69.35,438Walce

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.