Gmina Raszków

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Gmina Raszków
Raszków Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms of Gmina Raszków
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Raszków): 51°43′N 17°44′E / 51.717, 17.733
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Ostrów Wielkopolski
Seat Raszków
Area
 - Total 134.46 km² (51.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 11,275
 - Density 83.9/km² (217.2/sq mi)
 - Urban 2,037
 - Rural 9,238
Website: http://www.raszkow.pl/

Gmina Raszków is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Raszków, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Ostrów Wielkopolski and 95 km (59 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

The gmina covers an area of 134.46 square kilometres (51.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,275 (out of which the population of Raszków amounts to 2,037, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,238).

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Raszków is bordered by the town of Ostrów Wielkopolski and by the gminas of Dobrzyca, Krotoszyn, Ostrów Wielkopolski and Pleszew.

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