Nysa 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 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

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...

, on the Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 border. 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 Nysa

Nysa, Poland

Nysa is a town in southwestern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river with 47,545 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Nysa County. It comprises the urban portion of the surrounding Gmina Nysa, a mixed urban-rural commune with a total population of 60,123 inhabitants...

, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) south-west 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 contains four other towns: Głuchołazy, 18 km (11 mi) south of Nysa, Paczków

Paczków

Paczków is a town in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,226 inhabitants . It is one of the few towns in Europe in which medieval fortifications have been almost completely preserved...

, 24 km (15 mi) west of Nysa, Otmuchów

Otmuchów

Otmuchów is a town in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,317 inhabitants ....

, 12 km (7 mi) west of Nysa, and Korfantów

Korfantów

Korfantów is a town in the Opole Voivodeship of Poland. It has a population of approximately 1,860 inhabitants. It is named after Wojciech Korfanty....

, 20 km (12 mi) east of Nysa.

The county covers an area of 1223.87 square kilometres (472.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 145,640, out of which the population of Nysa is 47,283, that of Głuchołazy is 14,887, that of Paczków is 8,147, that of Otmuchów is 5,261, that of Korfantów is 1,883, and the rural population is 68,179.

Neighbouring counties

Nysa County is bordered by Ząbkowice Śląskie County

Zabkowice Slaskie County

Ząbkowice Śląskie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...

 to the west, Strzelin County

Strzelin County

Strzelin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...

 and Brzeg County

Brzeg County

Brzeg 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 Brzeg, which lies north-west...

 to the north, 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 north-east, and Prudnik County

Prudnik County

Prudnik County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. 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...

 to the south-east. It also borders the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 to the south-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Nysa Gmina Nysa Gmina Nysa is an urban-rural gmina in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Nysa, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Opole....	urban-rural	217.6	59,868	Nysa Nysa, Poland Nysa is a town in southwestern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river with 47,545 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Nysa County. It comprises the urban portion of the surrounding Gmina Nysa, a mixed urban-rural commune with a total population of 60,123 inhabitants...
Gmina Głuchołazy	urban-rural	168.0	25,706	Głuchołazy
Gmina Otmuchów Gmina Otmuchów Gmina Otmuchów is an urban-rural gmina in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border...	urban-rural	187.4	14,225	Otmuchów Otmuchów Otmuchów is a town in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,317 inhabitants ....
Gmina Paczków Gmina Paczków Gmina Paczków is an urban-rural gmina in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border...	urban-rural	79.7	13,743	Paczków Paczków Paczków is a town in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,226 inhabitants . It is one of the few towns in Europe in which medieval fortifications have been almost completely preserved...
Gmina Korfantów Gmina Korfantów Gmina Korfantów is an urban-rural gmina in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Korfantów, which lies approximately east of Nysa and south-west of the regional capital Opole....	urban-rural	179.8	9,784	Korfantów Korfantów Korfantów is a town in the Opole Voivodeship of Poland. It has a population of approximately 1,860 inhabitants. It is named after Wojciech Korfanty....
Gmina Łambinowice	rural	123.7	8,157	Łambinowice
Gmina Skoroszyce Gmina Skoroszyce Gmina Skoroszyce is a rural gmina in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Skoroszyce, which lies approximately north of Nysa and west of the regional capital Opole....	rural	103.6	6,521	Skoroszyce Skoroszyce Skoroszyce is a village in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Skoroszyce...
Gmina Pakosławice	rural	74.0	3,899	Pakosławice
Gmina Kamiennik Gmina Kamiennik Gmina Kamiennik is a rural gmina in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Kamiennik, which lies approximately north-west of Nysa and west of the regional capital Opole....	rural	89.2	3,737	Kamiennik Kamiennik, Opole Voivodeship Kamiennik is a village in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kamiennik...