Prudnik County

Prudnik County Powiat prudnicki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Prudnik): 50°19′22″N 17°34′36″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
Seat	Prudnik
Gminas	Total 4 Gmina Biała Gmina Głogówek Gmina Lubrza Gmina Prudnik
Area
• Total	571.16 km2 (220.53 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30)
• Total	55,325
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Urban	29,059
• Rural	26,266
Car plates	OPR
Website	http://www.powiatprudnicki.pl/

Prudnik County (Polish: powiat prudnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Prudnik, which lies 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Głogówek, lying 21 km (13 mi) east of Prudnik, and Biała, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Prudnik.

The county covers an area of 571.16 square kilometres (220.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 55,325, out of which the population of Prudnik is 21,041, that of Głogówek is 5,592, that of Biała is 2,426, and the rural population is 26,266.

Neighbouring counties

Prudnik County is bordered by Nysa County to the north-west, Opole County to the north, Krapkowice County and Kędzierzyn-Koźle County to the east, and Głubczyce County to the south-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into four gminas (three urban-rural and one rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gmina Prudnik	urban-rural	122.1	27,157	Prudnik
Gmina Głogówek	urban-rural	170.1	13,258	Głogówek
Gmina Biała	urban-rural	195.8	10,586	Biała
Gmina Lubrza	rural	83.2	4,324	Lubrza