Rawicz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...

, west-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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 Rawicz

Rawicz

Rawicz is a town in central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants . It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship ; previously it was in Leszno Voivodeship . It is the capital of Rawicz County.-History:...

, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

. The county contains three other towns: Miejska Górka

Miejska Górka

Miejska Górka is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,121 inhabitants ....

, 9 km (6 mi) north-east of Rawicz, Bojanowo

Bojanowo

Bojanowo is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. During the Partitions of Poland, the town was in the Kreis Rawitsch, Provinz Posen.-External links:* * * *...

, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Rawicz, and Jutrosin

Jutrosin

Jutrosin is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,836 inhabitants .Krystyna Łybacka was born in Jutrosin....

, 22 km (14 mi) east of Rawicz.

The county covers an area of 553.23 square kilometres (213.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 59,375, out of which the population of Rawicz is 21,301, that of Miejska Górka is 3,128, that of Bojanowo is 3,014, that of Jutrosin is 1,872, and the rural population is 30,060.

Neighbouring counties

Rawicz County is bordered by Gostyń County

Gostyn County

Gostyń County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. 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 Gostyń, which lies ...

 to the north, Krotoszyn County

Krotoszyn County

Krotoszyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. 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 Krotoszyn, which...

 and Milicz County

Milicz County

Milicz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...

 to the east, Trzebnica County

Trzebnica County

Trzebnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...

 to the south, Góra County

Góra County

Góra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...

 to the west, and Leszno County

Leszno County

Leszno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Leszno, although the city...

 to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (four urban-rural and one rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Rawicz Gmina Rawicz Gmina Rawicz is an urban-rural gmina in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Rawicz, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Poznań....	urban-rural	133.6	29,434	Rawicz Rawicz Rawicz is a town in central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants . It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship ; previously it was in Leszno Voivodeship . It is the capital of Rawicz County.-History:...
Gmina Miejska Górka Gmina Miejska Górka Gmina Miejska Górka is an urban-rural gmina in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Miejska Górka, which lies approximately north-east of Rawicz and south of the regional capital Poznań.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	urban-rural	103.6	9,283	Miejska Górka Miejska Górka Miejska Górka is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,121 inhabitants ....
Gmina Bojanowo Gmina Bojanowo Gmina Bojanowo is an urban-rural gmina in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Bojanowo, which lies approximately north-west of Rawicz and south of the regional capital Poznań....	urban-rural	123.5	8,938	Bojanowo Bojanowo Bojanowo is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. During the Partitions of Poland, the town was in the Kreis Rawitsch, Provinz Posen.-External links:* * * *...
Gmina Jutrosin Gmina Jutrosin Gmina Jutrosin is an urban-rural gmina in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Jutrosin, which lies approximately east of Rawicz and south of the regional capital Poznań....	urban-rural	114.9	7,070	Jutrosin Jutrosin Jutrosin is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,836 inhabitants .Krystyna Łybacka was born in Jutrosin....
Gmina Pakosław	rural	77.5	4,650	Pakosław