Rawicz County

County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Rawicz County Powiat rawicki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Rawicz): 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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

References[edit]

• Polish official population figures 2006