Kędzierzyn-Koźle County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Opole Voivodeship

Opole Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...

, south-western Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Kedzierzyn-Kozle

Kędzierzyn-Koźle is the capital city of Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Silesia, Poland. Kędzierzyn-Koźle is a place of a major river port, has rail connections with all major cities of Poland and serves western outskirts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union....

, which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole

Opole

Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...

.

The county covers an area of 625.28 square kilometres (241.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 102,118, out of which the population of Kędzierzyn-Koźle is 65,572 and the rural population is 36,546.

Neighbouring counties

Kędzierzyn-Koźle County is bordered by Strzelce County

Strzelce County

Strzelce 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 Strzelce Opolskie, which...

 to the north, Gliwice County

Gliwice County

Gliwice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Gliwice, although the city is not...

 to the east, Racibórz County

Racibórz County

Racibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. 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...

 to the south, Głubczyce County and Prudnik County

Prudnik County

Prudnik County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. 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...

 to the west, and Krapkowice County

Krapkowice County

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 ...

 to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (one urban and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Kędzierzyn-Koźle Kedzierzyn-Kozle Kędzierzyn-Koźle is the capital city of Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Silesia, Poland. Kędzierzyn-Koźle is a place of a major river port, has rail connections with all major cities of Poland and serves western outskirts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union....	urban	123.4	65,572
Gmina Reńska Wieś Gmina Renska Wies Gmina Reńska Wieś, German Gemeinde Reinschdorf is a rural gmina in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...	rural	97.9	8,663	Reńska Wieś Renska Wies, Kedzierzyn-Kozle County Reńska Wieś , German: Reinschdorf, is a village in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Reńska Wieś...
Gmina Pawłowiczki	rural	153.6	8,413	Pawłowiczki
Gmina Bierawa Gmina Bierawa Gmina Bierawa, German Gemeinde Birawa is a rural gmina in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Bierawa, which lies approximately south-east of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and south-east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of ,...	rural	119.2	8,046	Bierawa Bierawa Bierawa is a village in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bierawa...
Gmina Cisek Gmina Cisek Gmina Cisek, German Gemeinde Czissek is a rural gmina in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Cisek , which lies approximately south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and south-east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...	rural	70.9	6,768	Cisek Cisek Cisek is an agricultural village in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Cisek....
Gmina Polska Cerekiew Gmina Polska Cerekiew Gmina Polska Cerekiew, German Gemeinde Groß Neukirch is a rural gmina in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...	rural	60.9	4,656	Polska Cerekiew Polska Cerekiew Polska Cerekiew is a village in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Polska Cerekiew...