Tomaszów Mazowiecki County
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| Tomaszów Mazowiecki County Powiat tomaszowski |
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| Coordinates (Tomaszów Mazowiecki): | |||
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Łódź | ||
| Seat | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | ||
| Gminas |
Total 11 (incl. 1 urban)
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 1,025.7 km² (396 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 120,973 | ||
| - Density | 117.9/km² (305.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 66,705 | ||
| - Rural | 54,268 | ||
| Car plates | ETM | ||
| Website: http://www.powiat-tomaszowski.pl | |||
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Tomaszów Mazowiecki County (Polish: powiat tomaszowski) 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 only town is Tomaszów Mazowiecki, which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.
The county covers an area of 1,025.7 square kilometres (396.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 120,973, out of which the population of Tomaszów Mazowiecki is 66,705 and the rural population is 54,268.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Tomaszów Mazowiecki County is bordered by Brzeziny County, Skierniewice County and Rawa County to the north, Grójec County and Przysucha County to the east, Opoczno County to the south-east, Piotrków County to the west, and Łódź East County to the north-west.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
| Tomaszów Mazowiecki | urban | 41.3 | 66,705 | |
| Gmina Tomaszów Mazowiecki | rural | 151.3 | 9,826 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki * |
| Gmina Ujazd | rural | 97.0 | 7,747 | Ujazd |
| Gmina Lubochnia | rural | 131.6 | 7,600 | Lubochnia |
| Gmina Rokiciny | rural | 90.5 | 5,925 | Rokiciny |
| Gmina Czerniewice | rural | 127.7 | 5,113 | Czerniewice |
| Gmina Rzeczyca | rural | 108.3 | 4,971 | Rzeczyca |
| Gmina Inowłódz | rural | 98.0 | 3,879 | Inowłódz |
| Gmina Będków | rural | 57.9 | 3,520 | Będków |
| Gmina Żelechlinek | rural | 92.0 | 3,470 | Żelechlinek |
| Gmina Budziszewice | rural | 30.1 | 2,217 | Budziszewice |
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