Olesno County | |
Native Name: | Powiat oleski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Opole |
Area Total Km2: | 973.62 |
Population Total: | 64411 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 23201 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 41210 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Olesno |
Coordinates: | 50.875°N 18.4167°W |
Seat: | Olesno |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 7 |
P1: | Gmina Dobrodzień |
P2: | Gmina Gorzów Śląski |
P3: | Gmina Olesno |
P4: | Gmina Praszka |
P5: | Gmina Radłów |
P6: | Gmina Rudniki |
P7: | Gmina Zębowice |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | OOL |
Website: | http://www.powiatoleski.pl |
Olesno County (Polish: powiat oleski) 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 Olesno, which lies 42km (26miles) north-east of the regional capital Opole. The county contains three other towns: Praszka, 200NaN0 north of Olesno, Dobrodzień, 170NaN0 south of Olesno, and Gorzów Śląski, 180NaN0 north of Olesno.
The county covers an area of 973.62km2. As of 2019 its total population is 64,411. The most populated towns are Olesno with 9,374 inhabitants and Praszka with 7,655 inhabitants.
Olesno County is bordered by Wieruszów County and Wieluń County to the north, Kłobuck County to the east, Lubliniec County to the south-east, Strzelce County to the south, Opole County to the south-west, and Kluczbork County to the west.
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (four urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Gmina Olesno | urban-rural | 240.8 | 17,726 | Olesno |
Gmina Praszka | urban-rural | 102.8 | 13,537 | Praszka |
Gmina Dobrodzień | urban-rural | 162.8 | 9,877 | Dobrodzień |
Gmina Rudniki | rural | 100.5 | 8,180 | Rudniki |
Gmina Gorzów Śląski | urban-rural | 154.1 | 7,131 | Gorzów Śląski |
Gmina Radłów | rural | 86.0 | 4,308 | Radłów |
Gmina Zębowice | rural | 95.8 | 3,652 | Zębowice |
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