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| Gmina Chąśno Chąśno Commune | |||
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| Coordinates(Chąśno): 52°12′N19°56′E / 52.200°N 19.933°E Coordinates: 52°12′N19°56′E / 52.200°N 19.933°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Łódź | ||
| County | Łowicz | ||
| Seat | Chąśno | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 71.81 km2 (27.73 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 3,205 | ||
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) | ||
Gmina Chąśno is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Chąśno, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Łowicz and 57 km (35 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź.
The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".
Łowicz County 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 only town is Łowicz, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź.
Łódź Voivodeship is a province (voivodeship) in central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Łódź Voivodeship (1975–1999) and the Sieradz, Piotrków Trybunalski and Skierniewice Voivodeships and part of Płock Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after its capital and largest city, Łódź, pronounced.
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The gmina covers an area of 71.81 square kilometres (27.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,205.
