Opole Lubelskie County
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Opole Lubelskie County Powiat opolski |
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| Coordinates (Opole Lubelskie): 51°9′N 21°58′E / 51.150°N 21.967°ECoordinates: 51°9′N 21°58′E / 51.150°N 21.967°E | |||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
| Seat | Opole Lubelskie | ||
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| • Total | 804.14 km2 (310.48 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 63,026 | ||
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/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 established 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, including 9,911 in Poniatowa, 8,832 in Opole Lubelskie, and a rural population of 44,283.
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.
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.
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