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Nysa County
Powiat nyski | |
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County | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Nysa): 50°28′17″N 17°20′2″E / 50.47139°N 17.33389°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| Seat | Nysa |
| Gminas | Total 9
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,223.87 km2 (472.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 136,393 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 73,232 |
| • Rural | 63,161 |
| Car plates | ONY |
| Website | http://www.powiat.nysa.pl |
Nysa County (Polish: powiat nyski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 Nysa, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. The county contains four other towns: Głuchołazy, 18 km (11 mi) south of Nysa, Paczków, 24 km (15 mi) west of Nysa, Otmuchów, 12 km (7 mi) west of Nysa, and Korfantów, 20 km (12 mi) east of Nysa.
The county covers an area of 1,223.87 square kilometres (472.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 136,393. The most populated towns are Nysa with 43,849 inhabitants, Głuchołazy with 13,534 inhabitants, and Paczków with 7,460 inhabitants.
- ^ "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.