Strzelce County | |
Native Name: | Powiat strzelecki |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Opole |
Area Total Km2: | 744.28 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 74460 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 32663 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 41797 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Strzelce Opolskie |
Coordinates: | 50.5°N 35°W |
Seat: | Strzelce Opolskie |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 7 |
P1: | Gmina Izbicko |
P2: | Gmina Jemielnica |
P3: | Gmina Kolonowskie |
P4: | Gmina Leśnica |
P5: | Gmina Strzelce Opolskie |
P6: | Gmina Ujazd |
P7: | Gmina Zawadzkie |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | OST |
Website: | http://www.powiatstrzelecki.pl |
Strzelce County (Polish: powiat strzelecki) 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 Strzelce Opolskie, which lies 31km (19miles) south-east of the regional capital Opole. The county contains four other towns: Zawadzkie, 190NaN0 north-east of Strzelce Opolskie, Kolonowskie, 190NaN0 north-east of Strzelce Opolskie, Leśnica, 110NaN0 south-west of Strzelce Opolskie, and Ujazd, 140NaN0 south-east of Strzelce Opolskie.
The county covers an area of 744.28km2. As of 2019 its total population is 74,460. The most populated towns are Strzelce Opolskie with 17,900 inhabitants, and Zawadzkie with 7,135 inhabitants.
Strzelce County is bordered by Olesno County to the north, Lubliniec County to the north-east, Tarnowskie Góry County to the east, Gliwice County to the south-east, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County to the south, Krapkowice County to the west and Opole County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (five 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 Strzelce Opolskie | urban-rural | 202.4 | 30,603 | Strzelce Opolskie |
Gmina Zawadzkie | urban-rural | 82.2 | 11,341 | Zawadzkie |
Gmina Leśnica | urban-rural | 94.6 | 7,569 | Leśnica |
Gmina Jemielnica | rural | 113.2 | 7,219 | Jemielnica |
Gmina Ujazd | urban-rural | 83.3 | 6,418 | Ujazd |
Gmina Kolonowskie | urban-rural | 83.6 | 5,895 | Kolonowskie |
Gmina Izbicko | rural | 84.9 | 5,415 | Izbicko |