Rawicz County




County in Greater Poland, Poland






















































Rawicz County


Powiat rawicki

County




Flag of Rawicz County
Flag
Coat of arms of Rawicz County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Rawicz): 51°36′33″N 16°51′27″E / 51.60917°N 16.85750°E / 51.60917; 16.85750Coordinates: 51°36′33″N 16°51′27″E / 51.60917°N 16.85750°E / 51.60917; 16.85750
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
Seat Rawicz
Gminas

Total 5


  • Gmina Bojanowo

  • Gmina Jutrosin

  • Gmina Miejska Górka

  • Gmina Pakosław

  • Gmina Rawicz
Area

 • Total 553.23 km2 (213.60 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 59,375
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Urban

 29,315
 • Rural

 30,060
Car plates PRA
Website http://www.powiatrawicki.home.pl

Rawicz County (Polish: powiat rawicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-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 Rawicz, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Miejska Górka, 9 km (6 mi) north-east of Rawicz, Bojanowo, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Rawicz, and Jutrosin, 22 km (14 mi) east of Rawicz.


The county covers an area of 553.23 square kilometres (213.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 59,375, out of which the population of Rawicz is 21,301, that of Miejska Górka is 3,128, that of Bojanowo is 3,014, that of Jutrosin is 1,872, and the rural population is 30,060.



Neighbouring counties


Rawicz County is bordered by Gostyń County to the north, Krotoszyn County and Milicz County to the east, Trzebnica County to the south, Góra County to the west, and Leszno County to the north-west.



Administrative division


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













































Gmina
 Type
 Area
(km²)
 Population
(2006)
 Seat

Gmina Rawicz
 urban-rural
 133.6
 29,434
Rawicz

Gmina Miejska Górka
 urban-rural
 103.6
 9,283
Miejska Górka

Gmina Bojanowo
 urban-rural
 123.5
 8,938
Bojanowo

Gmina Jutrosin
 urban-rural
 114.9
 7,070
Jutrosin

Gmina Pakosław
 rural
 77.5
 4,650
Pakosław


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006









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