Nysa County

Nysa County (Polish: powiat nyski) 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 Nysa, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. The county contains four other towns: Głuchołazy, 18 km (11 mi) south of Nysa, Paczków, 24 km (15 mi) west of Nysa, Otmuchów, 12 km (7 mi) west of Nysa, and Korfantów, 20 km (12 mi) east of Nysa.

Nysa County Powiat nyski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Nysa): 50°28′17″N 17°20′2″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
Seat	Nysa
Gminas	Total 9 Gmina Głuchołazy Gmina Kamiennik Gmina Korfantów Gmina Łambinowice Gmina Nysa Gmina Otmuchów Gmina Paczków Gmina Pakosławice Gmina Skoroszyce
Area
• Total	1,223.87 km2 (472.54 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	136,393
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Urban	73,232
• Rural	63,161
Car plates	ONY
Website	http://www.powiat.nysa.pl

The county covers an area of 1,223.87 square kilometres (472.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 136,393. The most populated towns are Nysa with 43,849 inhabitants, Głuchołazy with 13,534 inhabitants, and Paczków with 7,460 inhabitants.

Neighbouring counties

Nysa County is bordered by Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the west, Strzelin County and Brzeg County to the north, Opole County to the north-east, and Prudnik County to the south-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Gmina Nysa	urban-rural	217.6	57,077	Nysa
Gmina Głuchołazy	urban-rural	167.2	23,707	Głuchołazy
Gmina Otmuchów	urban-rural	187.0	13,559	Otmuchów
Gmina Paczków	urban-rural	80.0	12,560	Paczków
Gmina Korfantów	urban-rural	179.3	8,803	Korfantów
Gmina Łambinowice	rural	121.6	7,494	Łambinowice
Gmina Skoroszyce	rural	104.2	6,219	Skoroszyce
Gmina Pakosławice	rural	74.0	3,508	Pakosławice
Gmina Kamiennik	rural	91.0	3,466	Kamiennik

References

1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.