- Opole Lubelskie County
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Opole Lubelskie County
Powiat opolski— County — 
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Coat of armsCoordinates (Opole Lubelskie): 51°9′N 21°58′E / 51.15°N 21.967°ECoordinates: 51°9′N 21°58′E / 51.15°N 21.967°E Country 
PolandVoivodeship Lublin Seat Opole Lubelskie Gminas 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 Not to be confused with Opole County, which has the same name in Polish.Opole Lubelskie County (Polish: powiat opolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 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.
Gmina Type Area
(km²)Population
(2006)Seat Gmina Opole Lubelskie urban-rural 193.8 17,795 Opole Lubelskie Gmina Poniatowa urban-rural 84.2 15,146 Poniatowa Gmina Józefów nad Wisłą rural 141.6 6,997 Józefów nad Wisłą Gmina Chodel rural 108.2 6,771 Chodel Gmina Karczmiska rural 95.2 6,192 Karczmiska Gmina Łaziska rural 109.3 5,262 Łaziska Gmina Wilków rural 79.5 4,863 Wilków References
Urban-rural gminas 
Rural gminas Counties of Lublin Voivodeship City counties 
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 • ZamośćCategories:- Opole Lubelskie County
- Land counties of Lublin Voivodeship
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