Prudnik County | |
Native Name: | Powiat prudnicki |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Opole |
Area Total Km2: | 571.16 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 55325 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 29059 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 26266 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Prudnik |
Coordinates: | 50.3228°N 17.5767°W |
Seat: | Prudnik |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 4 |
P1: | Gmina Biała |
P2: | Gmina Głogówek |
P3: | Gmina Lubrza |
P4: | Gmina Prudnik |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | OPR |
Website: | http://www.powiatprudnicki.pl/ |
Prudnik County (Polish: powiat prudnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. 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 Prudnik, which lies 46km (29miles) south-west of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Głogówek, lying 210NaN0 east of Prudnik, and Biała, 110NaN0 north-east of Prudnik.
The county covers an area of 571.16km2. As of 2019 its total population is 55,325, out of which the population of Prudnik is 21,041, that of Głogówek is 5,592, that of Biała is 2,426, and the rural population is 26,266.
Prudnik County is bordered by Nysa County to the north-west, Opole County to the north, Krapkowice County and Kędzierzyn-Koźle County to the east, and Głubczyce County to the south-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.
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.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Gmina Prudnik | urban-rural | 122.1 | 27,157 | Prudnik |
Gmina Głogówek | urban-rural | 170.1 | 13,258 | Głogówek |
Gmina Biała | urban-rural | 195.8 | 10,586 | Biała |
Gmina Lubrza | rural | 83.2 | 4,324 | Lubrza |