Poddębice County

Poddębice County Powiat poddębicki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Poddębice): 51°54′N 18°58′E / 51.900°N 18.967°E / 51.900; 18.967Coordinates: 51°54′N 18°58′E / 51.900°N 18.967°E / 51.900; 18.967
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
Seat	Poddębice
Gminas	Total 6 Gmina Dalików Gmina Pęczniew Gmina Poddębice Gmina Uniejów Gmina Wartkowice Gmina Zadzim
Area
• Total	880.91 km2 (340.12 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	42,195
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Urban	10,791
• Rural	31,404
Car plates	EPD
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 came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 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.

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.

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.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006