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°ECoordinates: 51°54′N 18°58′E / 51.900°N 18.967°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6

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.

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

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Poddębice County

Seat	Poddębice

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Poddębice Gmina Uniejów

Rural gminas	Gmina Dalików Gmina Pęczniew Gmina Wartkowice Gmina Zadzim

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

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