__NOTOC__ Racibórz County () 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 west of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains the towns of Kuźnia Raciborska, lying north of Racibórz, and Krzanowice, south-west of Racibórz.
The county covers an area of . 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.
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.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatRacibórzurban75.054,778 Gmina Kuźnia Raciborskaurban-rural126.811,851Kuźnia RaciborskaGmina Krzyżanowicerural69.711,301KrzyżanowiceGmina Nędzarural57.17,433NędzaGmina Pietrowice Wielkierural68.16,908Pietrowice WielkieGmina Krzanowiceurban-rural47.15,739KrzanowiceGmina Kornowacrural26.35,190KornowacGmina Rudnikrural73.95,188Rudnik
See also Silesia Euroregion
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