Olesno County

Olesno County Powiat oleski
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Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Olesno): 50°52′30″N 18°25′0″E / 50.875°N 18.416667°E / 50.875; 18.416667Coordinates: 50°52′30″N 18°25′0″E / 50.875°N 18.416667°E / 50.875; 18.416667
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
Seat	Olesno
Gminas	Total 7 Gmina Dobrodzień Gmina Gorzów Śląski Gmina Olesno Gmina Praszka Gmina Radłów Gmina Rudniki Gmina Zębowice
Area
- Total	973.62 km2 (375.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	68,269
- Density	70.1/km2 (181.6/sq mi)
- Urban	25,110
- Rural	43,159
Car plates	OOL
Website	http://www.powiatoleski.pl

Olesno County (Polish: powiat oleski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 42 kilometres (26 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole. The county contains three other towns: Praszka, 20 km (12 mi) north of Olesno, Dobrodzień, 17 km (11 mi) south of Olesno, and Gorzów Śląski, 18 km (11 mi) north of Olesno.

The county covers an area of 973.62 square kilometres (375.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 68,269, out of which the population of Olesno is 10,106, that of Praszka is 8,230, that of Dobrodzień is 4,168, that of Gorzów Śląski is 2,606, and the rural population is 43,159.

Neighbouring counties

Olesno County is bordered by Wieruszów County and Wieluń County to the north, Kłobuck County to the east, Lubliniec County to the south-east, Strzelce County to the south, Opole County to the south-west, and Kluczbork County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Olesno	urban-rural	240.8	18,837	Olesno
Gmina Praszka	urban-rural	102.8	13,876	Praszka
Gmina Dobrodzień	urban-rural	162.8	10,651	Dobrodzień
Gmina Rudniki	rural	100.5	8,547	Rudniki
Gmina Gorzów Śląski	urban-rural	154.1	7,693	Gorzów Śląski
Gmina Radłów	rural	86.0	4,575	Radłów
Gmina Zębowice	rural	95.8	4,090	Zębowice

References

• Polish official population figures 2006