Radomsko County

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Radomsko County
Powiat radomszczański
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Location within the voivodeship
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Division into gminas
Coordinates(Radomsko): 51°4′N19°27′E / 51.067°N 19.450°E / 51.067; 19.450
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
Seat Radomsko
Gminas
Area
  Total1,442.78 km2 (557.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total118,856
  Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
   Urban
55,768
  Rural
63,088
Car plates ERA
Website http://www.radomszczanski.pl

Radomsko County (Polish : powiat radomszczański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 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.

Contents

The county covers an area of 1,442.78 square kilometres (557.1 sq mi). As of 2006, it had a population of 118,856, out of which the population of Radomsko was 49,152, that of Przedbórz was 3,758, that of Kamieńsk was 2,858, and the rural population was 63,088.

Neighboring counties

Radomsko County is bordered by Bełchatów County and Piotrków County to the north, Końskie County and Włoszczowa County to the east, Częstochowa County to the south-west, and Pajęczno County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and 11 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Radomsko urban62.049,152 
Gmina Przedbórz urban-rural189.97,595 Przedbórz
Gmina Gidle rural116.36,610 Gidle
Gmina Kamieńsk urban-rural95.86,094 Kamieńsk
Gmina Gomunice rural62.65,966 Gomunice
Gmina Żytno rural197.55,716 Żytno
Gmina Radomsko rural85.35,653 Radomsko *
Gmina Wielgomłyny rural123.14,951 Wielgomłyny
Gmina Ładzice rural82.74,928 Ładzice
Gmina Kodrąb rural105.84,732 Kodrąb
Gmina Lgota Wielka rural63.14,472 Lgota Wielka
Gmina Kobiele Wielkie rural101.94,434 Kobiele Wielkie
Gmina Masłowice rural116.24,369 Masłowice
Gmina Dobryszyce rural51.14,184 Dobryszyce
* seat not part of the gmina

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