Racibórz County

Racibórz County Powiat raciborski
County
Flag 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	Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) Racibórz Gmina Kornowac Gmina Krzanowice Gmina Krzyżanowice Gmina Kuźnia Raciborska Gmina Nędza Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie Gmina Rudnik
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.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006