Opole Lubelskie County


Opole Lubelskie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Opole Lubelskie, which lies west of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Poniatowa, lying north-east of Opole Lubelskie.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006, its total population is 63,026, including 9,911 in Poniatowa, 8,832 in Opole Lubelskie, and a rural population of 44,283.

Neighbouring counties

Opole Lubelskie County is bordered by Puławy County to the north, Lublin County to the east, Kraśnik County to the south-east, Opatów County to the south-west, Lipsko County to the west and Zwoleń County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.