Gmina Rawicz

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Gmina Rawicz
Rawicz Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Rawicz): 51°36′33″N16°51′27″E / 51.60917°N 16.85750°E / 51.60917; 16.85750 Coordinates: 51°36′33″N16°51′27″E / 51.60917°N 16.85750°E / 51.60917; 16.85750
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Rawicz
Seat Rawicz
Area
  Total 133.64 km2 (51.60 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 29,434
  Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
   Urban 21,301
  Rural 8,133
Website http://rawicz.zapis.net.pl/cache/7/327/

Gmina Rawicz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Rawicz, which lies approximately 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina administrative division of Poland

The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".

Rawicz County County in Greater Poland, Poland

Rawicz County 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.

Greater Poland Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Greater Poland Voivodeship, also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Province, or Greater Poland Province, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland or Wielkopolska(listen). The modern province includes most of this historic region, except for some south-western parts.

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The gmina covers an area of 133.64 square kilometres (51.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population was 29,434 (out of which the population of Rawicz amounted to 21,301, and the population of the rural part of the gmina was 8,133).

Villages

Apart from the town of Rawicz, Gmina Rawicz contains the villages and settlements of Dąbrówka, Dębno Polskie, Folwark, Izbice, Kąty, Konarzewo, Krasnolipka, Krystynki, Łąkta, Łaszczyn, Masłowo, Masłowo-Warszewo, Sarnówka, Sierakowo, Sikorzyn, Słupia Kapitulna, Stwolno, Szymanowo, Ugoda, Wydawy, Załęcze, Zawady, Zielona Wieś, Żołędnica and Żylice.

Dąbrówka, Rawicz County Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Dąbrówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rawicz, within Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Rawicz and 82 km (51 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Dębno Polskie Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Dębno Polskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rawicz, within Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Rawicz and 91 km (57 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Folwark is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rawicz, within Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Rawicz is bordered by the gminas of Bojanowo, Miejska Górka, Milicz, Pakosław, Wąsosz and Żmigród.

Gmina Bojanowo Gmina in Greater Poland, Poland

Gmina Bojanowo is an urban-rural gmina in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Bojanowo, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Rawicz and 79 km (49 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Miejska Górka Gmina in Greater Poland, Poland

Gmina Miejska Górka is an urban-rural gmina in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Miejska Górka, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Rawicz and 83 km (52 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Milicz is an urban-rural gmina in Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Milicz, which lies approximately 49 kilometres (30 mi) north of the regional capital Wrocław.

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