Opole County, Lublin Voivodeship

Opole Lubelskie County Powiat opolski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Opole Lubelskie
Gminas	Total 7 Gmina Chodel Gmina Józefów nad Wisłą Gmina Karczmiska Gmina Łaziska Gmina Opole Lubelskie Gmina Poniatowa Gmina Wilków
Area
• Total	804.14 km2 (310.48 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	63,026
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Urban	18,743
• Rural	44,283
Car plates	LOP
Website	http://www.opole.lublin.pl

Template:Distinguish2 Opole Lubelskie County (Polish: powiat opolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Opole Lubelskie, which lies 44 kilometres (27 mi) west of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Poniatowa, lying 8 km (5 mi) north-east of Opole Lubelskie.

The county covers an area of 804.14 square kilometres (310.5 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 63,026, including 9,911 in Poniatowa, 8,832 in Opole Lubelskie, and a rural population of 44,283.

Neighbouring counties

Opole Lubelskie County is bordered by Puławy County to the north, Lublin County to the east, Kraśnik County to the south-east, Opatów County to the south-west, Lipsko County to the west and Zwoleń County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Opole Lubelskie	urban-rural	193.8	17,795	Opole Lubelskie
Gmina Poniatowa	urban-rural	84.2	15,146	Poniatowa
Gmina Józefów nad Wisłą	rural	141.6	6,997	Józefów nad Wisłą
Gmina Chodel	rural	108.2	6,771	Chodel
Gmina Karczmiska	rural	95.2	6,192	Karczmiska
Gmina Łaziska	rural	109.3	5,262	Łaziska
Gmina Wilków	rural	79.5	4,863	Wilków

References

• Polish official population figures 2006