Rawa 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 Łódź Voivodeship, 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 Rawa Mazowiecka

Rawa Mazowiecka

Rawa Mazowiecka is a town in central Poland, with 17,765 inhabitants . It lies in the Łódź Voivodeship and is the capital of Rawa County.First mentioned in 1288, it received city rights in 1321....

, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) east of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Biała Rawska, lying 17 km (11 mi) east of Rawa Mazowiecka.

The county covers an area of 646.6 square kilometres (249.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 49,443, out of which the population of Rawa Mazowiecka is 17,643, that of Biała Rawska is 3,182, and the rural population is 28,618.

Neighbouring counties

Rawa County is bordered by Skierniewice County

Skierniewice County

Skierniewice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, 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 Skierniewice, although the city is...

 and Żyrardów County

Zyrardów County

Żyrardów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Żyrardów, which lies ...

 to the north, Grójec County

Grójec County

Grójec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Grójec, which lies south...

 to the east, and Tomaszów Mazowiecki County

Tomaszów Mazowiecki County

Tomaszów Mazowiecki County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, 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 only town is Tomaszów Mazowiecki,...

 to the south.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six 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 (one urban, one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Rawa Mazowiecka Rawa Mazowiecka Rawa Mazowiecka is a town in central Poland, with 17,765 inhabitants . It lies in the Łódź Voivodeship and is the capital of Rawa County.First mentioned in 1288, it received city rights in 1321....	urban	13.7	17,643
Gmina Biała Rawska	urban-rural	208.4	11,546	Biała Rawska
Gmina Rawa Mazowiecka Gmina Rawa Mazowiecka Gmina Rawa Mazowiecka is a rural gmina in Rawa County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Rawa Mazowiecka, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	164.0	8,573	Rawa Mazowiecka Rawa Mazowiecka Rawa Mazowiecka is a town in central Poland, with 17,765 inhabitants . It lies in the Łódź Voivodeship and is the capital of Rawa County.First mentioned in 1288, it received city rights in 1321....  *
Gmina Sadkowice Gmina Sadkowice Gmina Sadkowice is a rural gmina in Rawa County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sadkowice, which lies approximately east of Rawa Mazowiecka and east of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	121.1	5,725	Sadkowice
Gmina Cielądz Gmina Cieladz Gmina Cielądz is a rural gmina in Rawa County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Cielądz, which lies approximately south-east of Rawa Mazowiecka and east of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	93.9	4,100	Cielądz Cieladz Cielądz is a village in Rawa County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Cielądz. It lies approximately south-east of Rawa Mazowiecka and east of the regional capital Łódź....
Gmina Regnów Gmina Regnów Gmina Regnów is a rural gmina in Rawa County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Regnów, which lies approximately east of Rawa Mazowiecka and east of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	45.6	1,856	Regnów Regnów Regnów is a village in Rawa County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Regnów. It lies approximately east of Rawa Mazowiecka and east of the regional capital Łódź....
* seat not part of the gmina