Poddębice County

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Poddębice County
Powiat poddębicki

— County —

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Poddębice): 51°54′N 18°58′E / 51.9, 18.967

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6

Area

- Total

880.91 km² (340.1 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

42,195

- Density

47.9/km² (124.1/sq mi)

- Urban

10,791

- Rural

31,404

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Website: http://www.powiat.poddebice.pl

Poddębice County (Polish: powiat poddębicki) 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 Poddębice, which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Uniejów, lying 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Poddębice.

The county covers an area of 880.91 square kilometres (340.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 42,195, out of which the population of Poddębice is 7,875, that of Uniejów is 2,916, and the rural population is 31,404.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Poddębice County is bordered by Łęczyca County to the north-east, Zgierz County to the east, Pabianice County to the south-east, Łask County, Zduńska Wola County and Sieradz County to the south, Turek County to the west, and Koło County to the north-west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Poddębice	urban-rural	224.7	15,923	Poddębice
Gmina Uniejów	urban-rural	129.0	7,249	Uniejów
Gmina Wartkowice	rural	141.8	6,360	Wartkowice
Gmina Zadzim	rural	144.4	5,341	Zadzim
Gmina Pęczniew	rural	128.4	3,672	Pęczniew
Gmina Dalików	rural	112.7	3,650	Dalików

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Poddębice County

Seat: Poddębice Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Poddębice • Gmina Uniejów Rural gminas: Gmina Dalików • Gmina Pęczniew • Gmina Wartkowice • Gmina Zadzim

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