Strzelce 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...

. 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 Strzelce Opolskie

Strzelce Opolskie

Strzelce Opolskie is a town in south-western Poland with 19,628 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Strzelce County. Strzelce Opolskie is one of the biggest centers of German minority in Poland....

, which lies 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-east 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: Zawadzkie

Zawadzkie

Zawadzkie is a town in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,469 inhabitants . In this area are located two villages: Kielcza, Żędowice.-See also:...

, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Strzelce Opolskie, Kolonowskie

Kolonowskie

Kolonowskie / , is a town in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,433 inhabitants ....

, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Strzelce Opolskie, Leśnica

Lesnica

Lesnica may refer to the following places:*Lesnica, Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia*Lešnica, Serbia*Leśnica, a town in Opole Voivodeship *Leśnica, a district of Wrocław, Poland*Leśnica, Greater Poland Voivodeship...

, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Strzelce Opolskie, and Ujazd

Ujazd

Ujazd is a town in Strzelce County in Opole Voivodeship of Poland. Population 1,647.70% of the town infrastructure was destroyed in the Second World War....

, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Strzelce Opolskie.

The county covers an area of 744.28 square kilometres (287.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 80,828, out of which the population of Strzelce Opolskie is 20,059, that of Zawadzkie is 8,331, that of Kolonowskie is 3,432, that of Leśnica is 2,945, that of Ujazd is 1,652, and the rural population is 44,409.

Neighbouring counties

Strzelce County is bordered by Olesno County

Olesno County

Olesno 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 Olesno, which lies ...

 to the north, Lubliniec County

Lubliniec County

Lubliniec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Lubliniec, which lies ...

 to the north-east, Tarnowskie Góry County

Tarnowskie Góry County

Tarnowskie Góry County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Tarnowskie Góry,...

 to the east, Gliwice County

Gliwice County

Gliwice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Gliwice, although the city is not...

 to the south-east, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County

Kedzierzyn-Kozle County

Kędzierzyn-Koźle 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 only town is Kędzierzyn-Koźle,...

 to the south, Krapkowice County

Krapkowice County

Krapkowice 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 Krapkowice, which lies ...

 to the west and 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-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 (five urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Strzelce Opolskie Gmina Strzelce Opolskie Gmina Strzelce Opolskie is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Strzelce Opolskie, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Opole....	urban-rural	202.4	33,481	Strzelce Opolskie Strzelce Opolskie Strzelce Opolskie is a town in south-western Poland with 19,628 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Strzelce County. Strzelce Opolskie is one of the biggest centers of German minority in Poland....
Gmina Zawadzkie Gmina Zawadzkie Gmina Zawadzkie is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Zawadzkie, which lies approximately north-east of Strzelce Opolskie and east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	urban-rural	82.2	12,874	Zawadzkie Zawadzkie Zawadzkie is a town in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,469 inhabitants . In this area are located two villages: Kielcza, Żędowice.-See also:...
Gmina Leśnica Gmina Lesnica Gmina Leśnica, German Gemeinde Leschnitz is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in Poland...	urban-rural	94.6	8,757	Leśnica Lesnica Lesnica may refer to the following places:*Lesnica, Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia*Lešnica, Serbia*Leśnica, a town in Opole Voivodeship *Leśnica, a district of Wrocław, Poland*Leśnica, Greater Poland Voivodeship...
Gmina Jemielnica Gmina Jemielnica Gmina Jemielnica, German Gemeinde Himmelwitz is a rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Jemielnica , which lies approximately north-east of Strzelce Opolskie and south-east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of...	rural	113.2	7,601	Jemielnica Jemielnica Jemielnica is a village in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Jemielnica...
Gmina Ujazd Gmina Ujazd, Opole Voivodeship Gmina Ujazd, German Gemeinde Ujest is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...	urban-rural	83.3	6,284	Ujazd Ujazd Ujazd is a town in Strzelce County in Opole Voivodeship of Poland. Population 1,647.70% of the town infrastructure was destroyed in the Second World War....
Gmina Kolonowskie Gmina Kolonowskie Gmina Kolonowskie, German Gemeinde Colonnowska is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in Poland...	urban-rural	83.6	6,223	Kolonowskie Kolonowskie Kolonowskie / , is a town in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,433 inhabitants ....
Gmina Izbicko Gmina Izbicko Gmina Izbicko is a rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Izbicko, which lies approximately north-west of Strzelce Opolskie and south-east of the regional capital Opole....	rural	84.9	5,608	Izbicko Izbicko Izbicko is a village in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Izbicko...