Opatów County
Opatów County
Powiat opatowski | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Opatów): 50°48′18″N 21°25′29″E / 50.80500°N 21.42472°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
| Seat | Opatów |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 911.51 km2 (351.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 53,942 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,035 |
| • Rural | 42,907 |
| Car plates | TOP |
| Website | http://www.opatow.pl |
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.
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.