Pajęczno County

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Pajęczno County
Powiat pajęczański
—  County  —
Coordinates (Pajęczno): 51°9′N 19°0′E / 51.15, 19
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
Seat Pajęczno
Gminas
Area
 - Total 804.14 km² (310.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 53,395
 - Density 66.4/km² (172/sq mi)
 - Urban 12,950
 - Rural 40,445
Car plates EPJ
Website: http://www.powiatpajeczno.pl/

Pajęczno County (Polish: powiat pajęczański) 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 Pajęczno, which lies 78 kilometres (48 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Działoszyn, lying 10 km (6 mi) west of Pajęczno.

The county covers an area of 804.14 square kilometres (310.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 53,395, out of which the population of Pajęczno is 6,674, that of Działoszyn is 6,276, and the rural population is 40,445.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Pajęczno County is bordered by Bełchatów County to the north-east, Radomsko County to the east, Częstochowa County and Kłobuck County to the south, and Wieluń County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Działoszyn urban-rural 120.6 12,908 Działoszyn
Gmina Pajęczno urban-rural 113.4 11,655 Pajęczno
Gmina Nowa Brzeźnica rural 136.0 5,031 Nowa Brzeźnica
Gmina Siemkowice rural 97.4 5,016 Siemkowice
Gmina Strzelce Wielkie rural 77.7 4,883 Strzelce Wielkie
Gmina Rząśnia rural 86.4 4,802 Rząśnia
Gmina Sulmierzyce rural 82.7 4,757 Sulmierzyce
Gmina Kiełczygłów rural 90.0 4,343 Kiełczygłów

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