Rawicz County

Rawicz County
Powiat rawicki
Flag of Rawicz County
Coat of arms of Rawicz County
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; 16.85750
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
SeatRawicz
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 platesPRA
Websitehttp://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.


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