Opole Lubelskie 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 Lublin Voivodeship

Lublin Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....

, eastern 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 is the town of Opole Lubelskie

Opole Lubelskie

Opole Lubelskie is a town in eastern Poland. It has 8,879 inhabitants . The town is situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, some 10 kilometers east of the Vistula river. It is the capital of the Opole Lubelskie County. It was founded in the 14th century....

, which lies 44 kilometres (27 mi) west of the regional capital Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

. The only other town in the county is Poniatowa

Poniatowa

Poniatowa is a town in southeastern Poland, in Opole Lubelskie County, in Lublin Voivodship, with 10,500 inhabitants .-Historical antecedents:A village named Poniatowa had existed near the site of the present town for about 750 years...

, lying 8 km (5 mi) north-east of Opole Lubelskie.

The county covers an area of 804.14 square kilometres (310.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 63,026, out of which the population of Poniatowa is 9,911, that of Opole Lubelskie is 8,832, and the rural population is 44,283.

Neighbouring counties

Opole Lubelskie County is bordered by Puławy County to the north, Lublin County

Lublin County

Lublin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern 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 Lublin, although the city is not part...

 to the east, Kraśnik County

Krasnik County

Kraśnik County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern 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 Kraśnik, which lies south-west...

 to the south-east, Opatów County

Opatów County

Opatów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 ...

 to the south-west, Lipsko County

Lipsko County

Lipsko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Lipsko, which lies south of...

 to the west and Zwoleń County

Zwolen County

Zwoleń County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Zwoleń, which lies ...

 to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Opole Lubelskie Gmina Opole Lubelskie Gmina Opole Lubelskie is an urban-rural gmina in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Opole Lubelskie, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Lublin....	urban-rural	193.8	17,795	Opole Lubelskie Opole Lubelskie Opole Lubelskie is a town in eastern Poland. It has 8,879 inhabitants . The town is situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, some 10 kilometers east of the Vistula river. It is the capital of the Opole Lubelskie County. It was founded in the 14th century....
Gmina Poniatowa Gmina Poniatowa Gmina Poniatowa is an urban-rural gmina in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Poniatowa, which lies approximately north-east of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	urban-rural	84.2	15,146	Poniatowa Poniatowa Poniatowa is a town in southeastern Poland, in Opole Lubelskie County, in Lublin Voivodship, with 10,500 inhabitants .-Historical antecedents:A village named Poniatowa had existed near the site of the present town for about 750 years...
Gmina Józefów nad Wisłą	rural	141.6	6,997	Józefów nad Wisłą
Gmina Chodel Gmina Chodel Gmina Chodel is a rural gmina in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Chodel, which lies approximately east of Opole Lubelskie and south-west of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	108.2	6,771	Chodel Chodel Chodel is a village in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Chodel. It lies approximately east of Opole Lubelskie and south-west of the regional capital Lublin....
Gmina Karczmiska Gmina Karczmiska Gmina Karczmiska is a rural gmina in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Karczmiska, which lies approximately north of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	95.2	6,192	Karczmiska Karczmiska, Opole Lubelskie County Karczmiska is a village in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Karczmiska. It lies approximately north of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin....
Gmina Łaziska	rural	109.3	5,262	Łaziska
Gmina Wilków Gmina Wilków, Lublin Voivodeship Gmina Wilków is a rural gmina in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wilków, which lies approximately north-west of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin....	rural	79.5	4,863	Wilków Wilków, Opole Lubelskie County Wilków is a village in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wilków. It lies approximately north-west of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin....