Kłodzko County


Kłodzko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.
The county covers an area of ; its territory almost exactly corresponds to the former Bohemian, later Prussian, County of Kladsko. 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.
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. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.