Kłodzko County

For the historical region, see Kłodzko Land.

Kłodzko County (Polish: powiat kłodzki) 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.

Kłodzko County Powiat kłodzki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Seat	Kłodzko
Gminas	Total 14 (incl. 5 urban) Duszniki-Zdrój Kłodzko Kudowa-Zdrój Nowa Ruda Polanica-Zdrój Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka Gmina Kłodzko Gmina Lądek-Zdrój Gmina Lewin Kłodzki Gmina Międzylesie Gmina Nowa Ruda Gmina Radków Gmina Stronie Śląskie Gmina Szczytna
Area
• Total	1,643.37 km2 (634.51 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	158,600
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Urban	101,249
• Rural	57,351
Car plates	DKL
Website	http://www.powiat.klodzko.pl

The county covers an area of 1,643 square kilometres (634 sq mi); 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 Śląskie County to the north-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the east, south and west.

Administrative division

County Office in Kłodzko

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)	Seat
Kłodzko	urban	24.8	26,845
Nowa Ruda	urban	37.1	22,067
Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka	urban-rural	337.8	18,925	Bystrzyca Kłodzka
Gmina Kłodzko	rural	252.3	17,142	Kłodzko*
Gmina Nowa Ruda	rural	139.7	11,599	Nowa Ruda*
Kudowa-Zdrój	urban	33.9	9,892
Gmina Radków	urban-rural	139.0	9,048	Radków
Gmina Lądek-Zdrój	urban-rural	117.4	8,233	Lądek-Zdrój
Gmina Stronie Śląskie	urban-rural	146.4	7,539	Stronie Śląskie
Gmina Szczytna	urban-rural	133.2	7,276	Szczytna
Gmina Międzylesie	urban-rural	189.0	7,186	Międzylesie
Polanica-Zdrój	urban	17.2	6,324
Duszniki-Zdrój	urban	22.3	4,584
Gmina Lewin Kłodzki	rural	52.2	1,940	Lewin Kłodzki
* seat not part of the gmina

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. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

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