Racibórz County | |
Native Name: | Powiat raciborski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Image Map1: | Powiat raciborski.png |
Map Caption1: | Division into gminas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Area Total Km2: | 543.98 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 108388 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 62294 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 46094 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Racibórz |
Coordinates: | 50.0833°N 32°W |
Seat: | Racibórz |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) |
P1: | Racibórz |
P2: | Gmina Kornowac |
P3: | Gmina Krzanowice |
P4: | Gmina Krzyżanowice |
P5: | Gmina Kuźnia Raciborska |
P6: | Gmina Nędza |
P7: | Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie |
P8: | Gmina Rudnik |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | SRC |
Website: | http://www.powiatraciborski.pl |
Racibórz County (pl|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 58km (36miles) west of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains the towns of Kuźnia Raciborska, lying 160NaN0 north of Racibórz, and Krzanowice, 110NaN0 south-west of Racibórz.
The county covers an area of 543.98km2. As of 2019 its total population is 108,388, out of which the population of Racibórz is 54,778, that of Kuźnia Raciborska is 5,359, that of Krzanowice is 2,157, and the rural population is 46,094.
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.
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 (2019) | Seat |
Racibórz | urban | 75.0 | 54,778 | |
Gmina Kuźnia Raciborska | urban-rural | 126.8 | 11,851 | Kuźnia Raciborska |
Gmina Krzyżanowice | rural | 69.7 | 11,301 | Krzyżanowice |
Gmina Nędza | rural | 57.1 | 7,433 | Nędza |
Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie | rural | 68.1 | 6,908 | Pietrowice Wielkie |
Gmina Krzanowice | urban-rural | 47.1 | 5,739 | Krzanowice |
Gmina Kornowac | rural | 26.3 | 5,190 | Kornowac |
Gmina Rudnik | rural | 73.9 | 5,188 | Rudnik |