Kędzierzyn-Koźle County

Kędzierzyn-Koźle County Powiat kędzierzyńsko-kozielski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Kędzierzyn-Koźle): 50°21′N 18°12′E / 50.350°N 18.200°ECoordinates: 50°21′N 18°12′E / 50.350°N 18.200°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
Seat	Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Gminas	Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) Kędzierzyn-Koźle Gmina Bierawa Gmina Cisek Gmina Pawłowiczki Gmina Polska Cerekiew Gmina Reńska Wieś
Area
• Total	625.28 km^2 (241.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	102,118
• Density	160/km^2 (420/sq mi)
• Urban	65,572
• Rural	36,546
Car plates	OK
Website	http://www.powiat.kedzierzyn-kozle.pl/

Kędzierzyn-Koźle County (Polish: powiat kędzierzyńsko-kozielski) 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 only town is Kędzierzyn-Koźle, which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

The county covers an area of 625.28 square kilometres (241.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 102,118, out of which the population of Kędzierzyn-Koźle is 65,572 and the rural population is 36,546.

Neighbouring counties

Kędzierzyn-Koźle County is bordered by Strzelce County to the north, Gliwice County to the east, Racibórz County to the south, Głubczyce County and Prudnik County to the west, and Krapkowice County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Kędzierzyn-Koźle	urban	123.4	65,572
Gmina Reńska Wieś	rural	97.9	8,663	Reńska Wieś
Gmina Pawłowiczki	rural	153.6	8,413	Pawłowiczki
Gmina Bierawa	rural	119.2	8,046	Bierawa
Gmina Cisek	rural	70.9	6,768	Cisek
Gmina Polska Cerekiew	rural	60.9	4,656	Polska Cerekiew

References

• Polish official population figures 2006