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.
4-402: The county covers an area of 911.51 square kilometres (351.9 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 53,942, out of which the population of Opatów is 6,466, that of Ożarów is 4,569, and the rural population is 42,907. 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
8-559: A result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski , which lies 56 kilometres (35 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce . The county also contains the towns of Ćmielów , lying 10 km (6 mi) south-east of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and Kunów , 9 km (6 mi) west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. The county covers an area of 616.33 square kilometres (238.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population
12-428: Is 109,512, out of which the population of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is 68,641, that of Ćmielów is 3,012, that of Kunów is 2,967, and the rural population is 34,892. Ostrowiec County is bordered by Lipsko County to the north, Opatów County to the south, and Kielce County and Starachowice County to the west. The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in
16-493: The east, Staszów County to the south-west, and Kielce County to the west. 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. Ostrowiec County Ostrowiec County ( Polish : powiat ostrowiecki ) 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
#787212