Kutno County

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Kutno County
Powiat kutnowski

— County —

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Kutno): 52°14′N 19°22′E / 52.233, 19.367

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 11 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

- Total

886.29 km² (342.2 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

104,124

- Density

117.5/km² (304.3/sq mi)

- Urban

61,084

- Rural

43,040

Car plates

EKU

Website: http://www.kutno.pl

Kutno County (Polish: powiat kutnowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. 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 Kutno, which lies 51 kilometres (32 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź. The county also contains the towns of Żychlin, lying 18 km (11 mi) east of Kutno, and Krośniewice, 14 km (9 mi) west of Kutno.

The county covers an area of 886.29 square kilometres (342.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 104,124, out of which the population of Kutno is 47,557, that of Żychlin is 8,880, that of Krośniewice is 4,647, and the rural population is 43,040.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Kutno County is bordered by Włocławek County and Gostynin County to the north, Łowicz County to the east, Łęczyca County to the south, and Koło County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Kutno	urban	33.6	47,557
Gmina Żychlin	urban-rural	76.7	12,984	Żychlin
Gmina Krośniewice	urban-rural	94.7	9,037	Krośniewice
Gmina Kutno	rural	122.3	8,357	Kutno *
Gmina Bedlno	rural	126.0	6,153	Bedlno
Gmina Krzyżanów	rural	103.0	4,468	Krzyżanów
Gmina Strzelce	rural	90.1	4,178	Strzelce
Gmina Nowe Ostrowy	rural	71.6	3,870	Nowe Ostrowy
Gmina Oporów	rural	67.7	2,753	Oporów
Gmina Łanięta	rural	54.8	2,673	Łanięta
Gmina Dąbrowice	rural	45.9	2,094	Dąbrowice
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Kutno County

Seat: Kutno (urban gmina) Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Krośniewice • Gmina Żychlin Rural gminas: Gmina Bedlno • Gmina Dąbrowice • Gmina Krzyżanów • Gmina Kutno • Gmina Łanięta • Gmina Nowe Ostrowy • Gmina Oporów • Gmina Strzelce

v • d • e Counties of Łódź Voivodeship

City counties: Łódź (capital) • Piotrków Trybunalski • Skierniewice Land counties: Bełchatów • Brzeziny • Kutno • Łask • Łęczyca • Łódź East • Łowicz • Opoczno • Pabianice • Pajęczno • Piotrków • Poddębice • Radomsko • Rawa • Sieradz • Skierniewice • Tomaszów Mazowiecki • Wieluń • Wieruszów • Zduńska Wola • Zgierz