Opole Lubelskie County
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Opole Lubelskie County Powiat opolski
—  County  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates (Opole Lubelskie): 51°9′N 21°58′E / 51.15, 21.967
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 (310.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	63,026
- Density	78.4/km² (203/sq mi)
- Urban	18,743
- Rural	44,283
Car plates	LOP
Website: http://www.opole.lublin.pl

Opole Lubelskie County (Polish: powiat opolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 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, out of which the population of Poniatowa is 9,911, that of Opole Lubelskie is 8,832, and the rural population is 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.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Opole Lubelskie County Seat: Opole Lubelskie Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Opole Lubelskie • Gmina Poniatowa Rural gminas: Gmina Chodel • Gmina Józefów nad Wisłą • Gmina Karczmiska • Gmina Łaziska • Gmina Wilków

v • d • e Counties of Lublin Voivodeship City counties: Lublin (capital) • Biała Podlaska • Chełm • Zamość Land counties: Biała Podlaska • Biłgoraj • Chełm • Hrubieszów • Janów Lubelski • Kraśnik • Krasnystaw • Łęczna • Lubartów • Lublin • Łuków • Opole Lubelskie • Parczew • Puławy • Radzyń Podlaski • Ryki • Świdnik • Tomaszów Lubelski • Włodawa • Zamość

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