Kluczbork County is a unit of territorial administration and local government

Local government

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 (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

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. 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 Kluczbork

Kluczbork

Kluczbork is a town in southwestern Poland with 26,670 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Kluczbork County and an important railroad junction. In Kluczbork the major rail line from Katowice splits into two directions - westwards to Wroclaw and northwards to Poznań...

, which lies 41 kilometres (25 mi) north-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 also contains the towns of Wołczyn, lying 12 km (7 mi) west of Kluczbork, and Byczyna

Byczyna

Byczyna is a town in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,708 inhabitants .The town of Byczyna was first mention in 1054 when it temporarily served as the capital of the Bishopric of Wrocław...

, 15 km (9 mi) north of Kluczbork.

The county covers an area of 851.59 square kilometres (328.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 70,082, out of which the population of Kluczbork is 25,910, that of Wołczyn is 6,139, that of Byczyna is 3,677, and the rural population is 34,356.

Neighbouring counties

Kluczbork County is bordered by Kępno County

Kepno County

Kępno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central 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 only town is Kępno, which lies ...

 and Wieruszów County

Wieruszów County

Wieruszów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, central 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 only town is Wieruszów, which lies south-west...

 to the north, Olesno County

Olesno County

Olesno 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 Olesno, which lies ...

 to the south-east, Opole County

Opole County

Opole 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 is the city of Opole, although the city is not...

 to the south, and Namysłów County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into four 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 (three urban-rural and one rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Kluczbork Gmina Kluczbork Gmina Kluczbork is an urban-rural gmina in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Kluczbork, which lies approximately north-east of the regional capital Opole....	urban-rural	217.0	38,618	Kluczbork Kluczbork Kluczbork is a town in southwestern Poland with 26,670 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Kluczbork County and an important railroad junction. In Kluczbork the major rail line from Katowice splits into two directions - westwards to Wroclaw and northwards to Poznań...
Gmina Wołczyn	urban-rural	240.9	14,458	Wołczyn
Gmina Byczyna Gmina Byczyna Gmina Byczyna is an urban-rural gmina in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Byczyna, which lies approximately north of Kluczbork and north of the regional capital Opole....	urban-rural	182.9	9,814	Byczyna Byczyna Byczyna is a town in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,708 inhabitants .The town of Byczyna was first mention in 1054 when it temporarily served as the capital of the Bishopric of Wrocław...
Gmina Lasowice Wielkie Gmina Lasowice Wielkie Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, German Gemeinde Gross Lassowitz is a rural gmina in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Lasowice Wielkie, which lies approximately south of Kluczbork and north-east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area...	rural	210.8	7,192	Lasowice Wielkie