Strzelce County Explained

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.

Neighbouring counties

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.

Administrative division

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Strzelce Opolskieurban-rural202.430,603Strzelce Opolskie
Gmina Zawadzkieurban-rural82.211,341Zawadzkie
Gmina Leśnicaurban-rural94.67,569Leśnica
Gmina Jemielnicarural113.27,219Jemielnica
Gmina Ujazdurban-rural83.36,418Ujazd
Gmina Kolonowskieurban-rural83.65,895Kolonowskie
Gmina Izbickorural84.95,415Izbicko

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.