Opatów County

Opatów County Powiat opatowski
—  County  —
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Opatów): 50°48′18″N 21°25′29″E / 50.805°N 21.42472°E / 50.805; 21.42472Coordinates: 50°48′18″N 21°25′29″E / 50.805°N 21.42472°E / 50.805; 21.42472
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Świętokrzyskie
Seat	Opatów
Gminas	Total 8 Gmina Baćkowice Gmina Iwaniska Gmina Lipnik Gmina Opatów Gmina Ożarów Gmina Sadowie Gmina Tarłów Gmina Wojciechowice
Area
– Total	911.51 km2 (351.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	56,645
– Density	62.1/km2 (161/sq mi)
– Urban	11,662
– Rural	44,983
Car plates	TOP
Website	http://www.opatow.pl

Opatów County (Polish: powiat opatowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-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 largest town is Opatów, which lies 58 kilometres (36 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce. The only other town in the county is Ożarów, lying 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Opatów.

The county covers an area of 911.51 square kilometres (351.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 56,645, out of which the population of Opatów is 6,846, that of Ożarów is 4,816, and the rural population is 44,983.

Neighbouring counties

Opatów County is bordered by Ostrowiec County and Lipsko County to the north, Opole Lubelskie County to the north-east, Kraśnik County and Sandomierz County to the east, Staszów County to the south-west, and Kielce County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Opatów	urban-rural	113.4	12,635	Opatów
Gmina Ożarów	urban-rural	183.3	11,452	Ożarów
Gmina Iwaniska	rural	105.0	7,107	Iwaniska
Gmina Tarłów	rural	163.8	5,753	Tarłów
Gmina Lipnik	rural	81.7	5,751	Lipnik
Gmina Baćkowice	rural	96.3	5,177	Baćkowice
Gmina Wojciechowice	rural	86.4	4,481	Wojciechowice
Gmina Sadowie	rural	81.7	4,289	Sadowie

References

• Polish official population figures 2006