Racibórz County

Racibórz County
Powiat raciborski
County

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Coat of arms

Location within Silesian Voivodeship

Division into gminas
Coordinates (Racibórz): 50°5′N 18°14′E / 50.083°N 18.233°E / 50.083; 18.233Coordinates: 50°5′N 18°14′E / 50.083°N 18.233°E / 50.083; 18.233
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
Seat Racibórz
Gminas
Area
  Total 543.98 km2 (210.03 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 111,505
  Density 200/km2 (530/sq mi)
  Urban 65,076
  Rural 46,429
Car plates SRC
Website http://www.powiatraciborski.pl

Racibórz County (Polish: powiat raciborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. 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 Racibórz, which lies 58 kilometres (36 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains the towns of Kuźnia Raciborska, lying 16 km (10 mi) north of Racibórz, and Krzanowice, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Racibórz.

The county covers an area of 543.98 square kilometres (210.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 111,505, out of which the population of Racibórz is 57,352, that of Kuźnia Raciborska is 5,517, that of Krzanowice is 2,207, and the rural population is 46,429.

Neighbouring counties

Racibórz County is bordered by Głubczyce County to the west, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County to the north, Gliwice County to the north-east, and the city of Rybnik, Rybnik County and Wodzisław County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Racibórz urban 75.0 57,352  
Gmina Kuźnia Raciborska urban-rural 126.8 12,165 Kuźnia Raciborska
Gmina Krzyżanowice rural 69.7 11,492 Krzyżanowice
Gmina Nędza rural 57.1 7,195 Nędza
Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie rural 68.1 7,185 Pietrowice Wielkie
Gmina Krzanowice urban-rural 47.1 6,082 Krzanowice
Gmina Rudnik rural 73.9 5,266 Rudnik
Gmina Kornowac rural 26.3 4,768 Kornowac

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