Kłodzko County

Kłodzko County (Polish: powiat kłodzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.

For the historical Kłodzko County, see Kłodzko Land.
Kłodzko County

Powiat kłodzki
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
SeatKłodzko
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,643.37 km2 (634.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total158,600
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
 • Urban
101,249
 • Rural
57,351
Car platesDKL
Websitehttp://www.powiat.klodzko.pl

The county covers an area of 1,643 square kilometres (634 sq mi); its territory almost exactly corresponds to the former Bohemian, later Prussian, County of Kladsko (German: Grafschaft Glatz). The county's administrative seat is the town of Kłodzko; the other towns are: Duszniki-Zdrój, Nowa Ruda, Polanica-Zdrój, Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Kudowa-Zdrój, Lądek-Zdrój, Międzylesie, Radków, Stronie Śląskie and Szczytna. (The suffix Zdrój appearing in several of these names means "spa".)

As of 2019 the total population of the county was 158,600.

Neighbouring counties

Kłodzko County is bordered by Wałbrzych County to the north-west, Dzierżoniów County to the north and Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the north-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the east, south and west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (five urban, six urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Kłodzko urban 24.8 26,845  
Nowa Ruda urban 37.1 22,067  
Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka urban-rural 337.8 18,925 Bystrzyca Kłodzka
Gmina Kłodzko rural 252.3 17,142 Kłodzko*
Gmina Nowa Ruda rural 139.7 11,599 Nowa Ruda*
Kudowa-Zdrój urban 33.9 9,892  
Gmina Radków urban-rural 139.0 9,048 Radków
Gmina Lądek-Zdrój urban-rural 117.4 8,233 Lądek-Zdrój
Gmina Stronie Śląskie urban-rural 146.4 7,539 Stronie Śląskie
Gmina Szczytna urban-rural 133.2 7,276 Szczytna
Gmina Międzylesie urban-rural 189.0 7,186 Międzylesie
Polanica-Zdrój urban 17.2 6,324  
Duszniki-Zdrój urban 22.3 4,584  
Gmina Lewin Kłodzki rural 52.2 1,940 Lewin Kłodzki
* seat not part of the gmina

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

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