Krapkowice County

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Krapkowice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. 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 Krapkowice, which lies 23km south of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Zdzieszowice, lying 13km south-east of Krapkowice, and Gogolin, 5km north-east of Krapkowice.The county covers an area of 442.35km2. As of 2006 its total population is 67,926, out of which the population of Krapkowice is 18,112, that of Zdzieszowice is 13,329, that of Gogolin is 6,077, and the rural population is 30,408.Neighbouring countiesKrapkowice County is bordered by Opole County to the north, Strzelce County to the east, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County to the south-east and Prudnik County to the west.Administrative divisionThe county is subdivided into five gminas (three urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.