__NOTOC__ Opole County () 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 is the city of Opole, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains four towns: Ozimek, east of Opole, Niemodlin, west of Opole, Prószków, south-west of Opole, and Tułowice, south-west of Opole.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 123,487, out of which the population of Ozimek is 8,657, that of Niemodlin is 6,315, that of Tułowice is 4,011, that of Prószków is 2,570, and the rural population is 101,934.
Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of Opole, Opole County is also bordered by Namysłów County and Kluczbork County to the north, Olesno County to the north-east, Strzelce County to the south-east, Krapkowice County and Prudnik County to the south, Nysa County to the south-west, and Brzeg County to the north-west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (4 urban-rural and 9 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGmina Ozimekurban-rural126.519,594OzimekGmina Niemodlinurban-rural183.213,191NiemodlinGmina Turawarural171.59,990TurawaGmina Łubnianyrural125.49,830ŁubnianyGmina Tarnów Opolskirural81.69,580Tarnów OpolskiGmina Dobrzeń Wielkirural91.49,457Dobrzeń WielkiGmina Komprachcicerural55.99,108KomprachciceGmina Prószkówurban-rural121.29,029PrószkówGmina Dąbrowarural130.88,231DąbrowaGmina Popielówrural175.68,051PopielówGmina Chrząstowicerural82.36,948ChrząstowiceGmina Murówrural159.75,306MurówGmina Tułowiceurban-rural81.15,172Tułowice
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