Namysłów County

Namysłów County Powiat namysłowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Namysłów): 51°4′22″N 17°42′25″E / 51.07278°N 17.70694°ECoordinates: 51°4′22″N 17°42′25″E / 51.07278°N 17.70694°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
Seat	Namysłów
Gminas	Total 5 Gmina Domaszowice Gmina Namysłów Gmina Pokój Gmina Świerczów Gmina Wilków
Area
• Total	747.67 km^2 (288.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	43,957
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban	16,557
• Rural	27,400
Car plates	ONA
Website	http://www.namyslow.pl

Namysłów County (Polish: powiat namysłowski) 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 Namysłów, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of the regional capital Opole.

The county covers an area of 747.67 square kilometres (288.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 43,957, out of which the population of Namysłów is 16,557 and the rural population is 27,400.

Neighbouring counties

Namysłów County is bordered by Kępno County to the north-east, Kluczbork County to the east, Opole County to the south, Brzeg County to the south-west, and Oława County and Oleśnica County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Namysłów	urban-rural	290.0	26,268	Namysłów
Gmina Pokój	rural	133.0	5,573	Pokój
Gmina Wilków	rural	100.6	4,678	Wilków
Gmina Domaszowice	rural	113.9	3,772	Domaszowice
Gmina Świerczów	rural	110.3	3,666	Świerczów

References

• Polish official population figures 2006
• Portal Namyslowianie.pl Local News Service in Namyslow.