Racibórz County

Infobox Settlement
name = Racibórz County
native_name = Powiat raciborski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat raciborski COA.svg


map_caption = Division into gminas
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Silesian
area_total_km2 = 543.98
population_total = 111505
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 65076
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 46429
coor_type = Racibórz
latd = 50
latm = 5
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 14
longs =
longEW = E
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 __NOTOC__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 was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Racibórz, which lies convert|58|km|mi|0 west of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains the towns of Kuźnia Raciborska, lying convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Racibórz, and Krzanowice, convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Racibórz.

The county covers an area of convert|543.98|km2|sqmi|1. 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

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]