Kluczbork County

Kluczbork County Powiat kluczborski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Kluczbork): 50°59′N 18°13′E / 50.983°N 18.217°ECoordinates: 50°59′N 18°13′E / 50.983°N 18.217°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
Seat	Kluczbork
Gminas	Total 4 Gmina Byczyna Gmina Kluczbork Gmina Lasowice Wielkie Gmina Wołczyn
Area
• Total	851.59 km^2 (328.80 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	70,082
• Density	82/km^2 (210/sq mi)
• Urban	35,726
• Rural	34,356
Car plates	OKL
Website	http://www.powiatkluczborski.pl

Kluczbork County (Polish: powiat kluczborski) 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 Kluczbork, which lies 41 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Wołczyn, lying 12 km (7 mi) west of Kluczbork, and Byczyna, 15 km (9 mi) north of Kluczbork.

The county covers an area of 851.59 square kilometres (328.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 70,082, out of which the population of Kluczbork is 25,910, that of Wołczyn is 6,139, that of Byczyna is 3,677, and the rural population is 34,356.

Neighbouring counties

Kluczbork County is bordered by Kępno County and Wieruszów County to the north, Olesno County to the south-east, Opole County to the south, and Namysłów County to the west.

Administrative division

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 (2006)	Seat
Gmina Kluczbork	urban-rural	217.0	38,618	Kluczbork
Gmina Wołczyn	urban-rural	240.9	14,458	Wołczyn
Gmina Byczyna	urban-rural	182.9	9,814	Byczyna
Gmina Lasowice Wielkie	rural	210.8	7,192	Lasowice Wielkie

References

• Polish official population figures 2006