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.
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.
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.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Gmina Krapkowice | urban-rural | 97.4 | 22,656 | Krapkowice |
Gmina Zdzieszowice | urban-rural | 57.9 | 15,740 | Zdzieszowice |
Gmina Gogolin | urban-rural | 100.5 | 12,632 | Gogolin |
Gmina Strzeleczki | rural | 117.3 | 7,391 | Strzeleczki |
Gmina Walce | rural | 69.3 | 5,438 | Walce |