| Gmina Rzgów Rzgów Commune | |||
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| Coordinates(Rzgów): 51°39′44″N19°27′35″E / 51.66222°N 19.45972°E Coordinates: 51°39′44″N19°27′35″E / 51.66222°N 19.45972°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Łódź | ||
| County | Łódź East County | ||
| Seat | Rzgów | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 65.97 km2 (25.47 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 9,019 | ||
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 3,338 | ||
| • Rural | 5,681 | ||
| Website | http://www.rzgow.pl/index.php | ||
Gmina Rzgów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Łódź East County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Rzgów, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south 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".
Łódź East 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 is the city of Łódź, although the city is not part of the county. The county consists of areas to the east and south of the city, and contains three towns: Koluszki, which lies 24 km (15 mi) east of Łódź, Tuszyn, 20 km (12 mi) south of Łódź, and Rzgów, 14 km (9 mi) south of 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 65.97 square kilometres (25.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,019 (out of which the population of Rzgów amounts to 3,338, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,681).
