Rawicz County

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Rawicz County
Powiat rawicki
POL powiat rawicki flag.svg
POL powiat rawicki COA.svg
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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Rawicz): 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
Seat Rawicz
Gminas
Area
  Total553.23 km2 (213.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total59,375
  Density110/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.

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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.

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Rawicz urban-rural133.629,434 Rawicz
Gmina Miejska Górka urban-rural103.69,283 Miejska Górka
Gmina Bojanowo urban-rural123.58,938 Bojanowo
Gmina Jutrosin urban-rural114.97,070 Jutrosin
Gmina Pakosław rural77.54,650 Pakosław

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