Pajęczno County

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Pajęczno County
Powiat pajęczański
County
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Pajęczno): 51°9′N19°0′E / 51.150°N 19.000°E / 51.150; 19.000 Coordinates: 51°9′N19°0′E / 51.150°N 19.000°E / 51.150; 19.000
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
Seat Pajęczno
Gminas
Area
  Total 804.14 km2 (310.48 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 53,395
  Density 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
   Urban 12,950
  Rural 40,445
Car plates EPJ
Website http://www.powiatpajeczno.pl/

Pajęczno County (Polish : powiat pajęczański) 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 Pajęczno, which lies 78 kilometres (48 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Działoszyn, lying 10 km (6 mi) west of Pajęczno.

Polish language West Slavic language spoken in Poland

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Powiat administrative division of Poland

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term "powiat" is most often translated into English as "county" or "district".

Łódź Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

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 county covers an area of 804.14 square kilometres (310.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 53,395, out of which the population of Pajęczno is 6,674, that of Działoszyn is 6,276, and the rural population is 40,445.

Neighbouring counties

Pajęczno County is bordered by Bełchatów County to the north-east, Radomsko County to the east, Częstochowa County and Kłobuck County to the south, and Wieluń County to the west.

Bełchatów County County in Łódź, Poland

Bełchatów 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 largest town is Bełchatów, which lies 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Zelów, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Bełchatów.

Radomsko County County in Łódź, Poland

Radomsko 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 largest town is Radomsko, which lies 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź. The county also contains the towns of Przedbórz, lying 31 km (19 mi) east of Radomsko, and Kamieńsk, 16 km (10 mi) north of Radomsko.

Częstochowa County County in Silesian, Poland

Częstochowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Częstochowa, although the city is not part of the county. The only towns in Częstochowa County are Blachownia, which lies 11 km (7 mi) west of Częstochowa, and Koniecpol, 40 km (25 mi) east of Częstochowa.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina administrative division of Poland

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Działoszyn urban-rural120.612,908 Działoszyn
Gmina Pajęczno urban-rural113.411,655 Pajęczno
Gmina Nowa Brzeźnica rural136.05,031 Nowa Brzeźnica
Gmina Siemkowice rural97.45,016 Siemkowice
Gmina Strzelce Wielkie rural77.74,883 Strzelce Wielkie
Gmina Rząśnia rural86.44,802 Rząśnia
Gmina Sulmierzyce rural82.74,757 Sulmierzyce
Gmina Kiełczygłów rural90.04,343 Kiełczygłów

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