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Opole Voivodeship is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland. It can be found in the southern Poland. It is mostly in the historical land Upper Silesia. The capital of the Voivodeship is Opole.
Opole Voivodeship
Województwo opolskie | |
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Country | Poland |
Capital | Opole |
Counties | 1 city, 11 land counties *
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Area | |
• Total | 9,411 km2 (3,634 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 991,161 |
• Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Car plates | O |
Website | http://www.opolskie.pl/ |
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It was created on 1 January 1999.
Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties (powiats): 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.
English and Polish names |
Area (km²) |
Population (2020) |
Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
City counties | |||||
Opole | 148,88 | 128 012 | 1 | ||
Land counties | |||||
Nysa County powiat nyski |
1223,88 | 135 524 | Nysa | Głuchołazy, Korfantów, Otmuchów, Paczków | 9 |
Opole County powiat opolski |
1534,30 | 123 813 | Opole* | Niemodlin, Ozimek, Prószków, Tułowice | 13 |
Kędzierzyn-Koźle County powiat kędzierzyńsko-kozielski |
625,13 | 93 544 | Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 6 | |
Brzeg County powiat brzeski |
875,96 | 89 632 | Brzeg | Grodków, Lewin Brzeski | 6 |
Strzelce County powiat strzelecki |
744,27 | 74 171 | Strzelce Opolskie | Kolonowskie, Leśnica, Ujazd, Zawadzkie | 7 |
Kluczbork County powiat kluczborski |
851,91 | 65 266 | Kluczbork | Byczyna, Wołczyn | 4 |
Olesno County powiat oleski |
973,38 | 64 167 | Olesno | Dobrodzień, Gorzów Śląski, Praszka | 7 |
Krapkowice County powiat krapkowicki |
441,80 | 63 580 | Krapkowice | Gogolin, Zdzieszowice | 5 |
Prudnik County powiat prudnicki |
571,55 | 55 091 | Prudnik | Biała Prudnicka, Głogówek | 4 |
Głubczyce County powiat głubczycki |
672,63 | 45 291 | Głubczyce | Baborów, Kietrz | 4 |
Namysłów County powiat namysłowski |
748,18 | 42 680 | Namysłów | 5 | |
* seat not part of the county | |||||
Protected areas in Opole Voivodeship include three Landscape Parks. These are listed below.
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