Wieruszów County
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| Wieruszów County Powiat wieruszowski |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Łódź | ||
| Seat | Wieruszów | ||
| Gminas |
Total 7
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 576.22 km² (222.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 42,336 | ||
| - Density | 73.5/km² (190.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 8,759 | ||
| - Rural | 33,577 | ||
| Car plates | EWE | ||
| Website: http://www.powiat-wieruszowski.pl/index.htm | |||
Wieruszów County (Polish: powiat wieruszowski) 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 Wieruszów, which lies 106 kilometres (66 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
The county covers an area of 576.22 square kilometres (222.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 42,336, out of which the population of Wieruszów is 8,759 and the rural population is 33,577.
[edit] Neighbouring counties
Wieruszów County is bordered by Sieradz County to the north-east, Wieluń County to the east, Olesno County and Kluczbork County to the south, Kępno County to the west, and Ostrzeszów County to the north-west.
[edit] Administrative division
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one 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 Wieruszów | urban-rural | 97.1 | 14,176 | Wieruszów |
| Gmina Galewice | rural | 135.8 | 6,183 | Galewice |
| Gmina Sokolniki | rural | 80.0 | 4,875 | Sokolniki |
| Gmina Lututów | rural | 75.1 | 4,751 | Lututów |
| Gmina Łubnice | rural | 60.9 | 4,194 | Łubnice |
| Gmina Bolesławiec | rural | 64.6 | 4,116 | Bolesławiec |
| Gmina Czastary | rural | 62.7 | 4,041 | Czastary |
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