__NOTOC__ Kłodzko County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.
The county covers an area of ; its territory almost exactly corresponds to the former Bohemian, later Prussian, County of Kladsko. It is located in a panhandle called Kłodzko Panhandle. The county's administrative seat is the town of Kłodzko; the other towns are: Duszniki-Zdrój, Nowa Ruda, Polanica-Zdrój, Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Kudowa-Zdrój, Lądek-Zdrój, Międzylesie, Radków, Stronie Śląskie and Szczytna. (The suffix Zdrój appearing in several of these names means "spa".)
As of 2019 the total population of the county was 158,600.
Neighbouring counties Kłodzko County is bordered by Wałbrzych County to the north-west, Dzierżoniów County to the north and Ząbkowice County to the north-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the east, south and west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (five urban, six urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatKłodzkourban24.826,845 Nowa Rudaurban37.122,067 Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzkaurban-rural337.818,925Bystrzyca KłodzkaGmina Kłodzkorural252.317,142Kłodzko*Gmina Nowa Rudarural139.711,599Nowa Ruda*Kudowa-Zdrójurban33.99,892 Gmina Radkówurban-rural139.09,048RadkówGmina Lądek-Zdrójurban-rural117.48,233Lądek-ZdrójGmina Stronie Śląskieurban-rural146.47,539Stronie ŚląskieGmina Szczytnaurban-rural133.27,276SzczytnaGmina Międzylesieurban-rural189.07,186MiędzylesiePolanica-Zdrójurban17.26,324 Duszniki-Zdrójurban22.34,584 Gmina Lewin Kłodzkirural52.21,940Lewin Kłodzki* seat not part of the gmina
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