Kędzierzyn-Koźle County

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.

Kędzierzyn-Koźle County
Powiat kędzierzyńsko-kozielski
County
Flag of Kędzierzyn-Koźle County
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Coat of arms of Kędzierzyn-Koźle County
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Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Kędzierzyn-Koźle): 50°21′N 18°12′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
SeatKędzierzyn-Koźle
Gminas
Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)
Area
 • Total625.28 km2 (241.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total94,135
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
 • Urban
60,852
 • Rural
33,283
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Websitehttps://www.powiat.kedzierzyn-kozle.pl

The county covers an area of 625.28 square kilometres (241.4 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 94,135, out of which the population of Kędzierzyn-Koźle is 60,852 and the rural population is 33,283.

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
(2019)		 Seat
Kędzierzyn-Koźle urban 123.4 60,852  
Gmina Reńska Wieś rural 97.9 8,251 Reńska Wieś
Gmina Bierawa rural 119.2 7,910 Bierawa
Gmina Pawłowiczki rural 153.6 7,477 Pawłowiczki
Gmina Cisek rural 70.9 5,624 Cisek
Gmina Polska Cerekiew rural 60.9 4,021 Polska Cerekiew

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
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