Kluczbork County

Kluczbork County Powiat kluczborski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Kluczbork):50°59′N18°13′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
Seat	Kluczbork
Gminas	Total 4 Gmina Byczyna Gmina Kluczbork Gmina Lasowice Wielkie Gmina Wołczyn
Area
• Total	851.59 km2(328.80 sq mi)
Population (2019-06-30)
• Total	65,644
• Density	77/km2(200/sq mi)
•Urban	33,043
• Rural	32,601
Car plates	OKL
Website	http://www.powiatkluczborski.pl

Kluczbork County(Polish:powiat kluczborski) is aunitof territorial administration andlocal government(powiat) inOpole Voivodeship,south-westernPoland.It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of thePolish local government reformspassed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town isKluczbork,which lies 41 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of the regional capitalOpole.The county also contains the towns ofWołczyn,lying 12 km (7 mi) west of Kluczbork, andByczyna,15 km (9 mi) north of Kluczbork.

The county covers an area of 851.59 square kilometres (328.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 65,644, out of which the population of Kluczbork is 23,554, that of Wołczyn is 5,907, that of Byczyna is 3,582, and the rural population is 32,601.

Neighbouring counties

Kluczbork County is bordered byKępno CountyandWieruszów Countyto the north,Olesno Countyto the south-east,Opole Countyto the south, andNamysłów Countyto the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into fourgminas(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 Kluczbork	urban-rural	217.0	35,896	Kluczbork
Gmina Wołczyn	urban-rural	240.9	13,579	Wołczyn
Gmina Byczyna	urban-rural	182.9	9,305	Byczyna
Gmina Lasowice Wielkie	rural	210.8	6,864	Lasowice Wielkie