title: Opatów County
text: # Opatów County
  
  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.
  
  ## Neighbouring counties
  
  Opatów County is bordered by Ostrowiec County and Lipsko County to the north, Opole Lubelskie County to the north-east, Kraśnik County and Sandomierz County to the east, Staszów County to the south-west, and Kielce County to the west.
  
  ## Administrative division
  
  The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
  
  | Gmina | Type | Area (km²) | Population (2019) | Seat |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gmina Opatów | urban-rural | 113.4 | 11,676 | Opatów |
  | Gmina Ożarów | urban-rural | 183.3 | 10,741 | Ożarów |
  | Gmina Iwaniska | rural | 105.0 | 6,648 | Iwaniska |
  | Gmina Lipnik | rural | 81.7 | 5,231 | Lipnik |
  | Gmina Tarłów | rural | 163.8 | 5,171 | Tarłów |
  | Gmina Baćkowice | rural | 96.3 | 4,874 | Baćkowice |
  | Gmina Wojciechowice | rural | 86.4 | 4,036 | Wojciechowice |
  | Gmina Sadowie | rural | 81.7 | 3,959 | Sadowie |
  