Pajęczno County

Pajęczno County
Powiat pajęczański

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Pajęczno): 51°9′N 19°0′E / 51.150°N 19.000°ECoordinates: 51°9′N 19°0′E / 51.150°N 19.000°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 8

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.

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.

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	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Działoszyn	urban-rural	120.6	12,908	Działoszyn
Gmina Pajęczno	urban-rural	113.4	11,655	Pajęczno
Gmina Nowa Brzeźnica	rural	136.0	5,031	Nowa Brzeźnica
Gmina Siemkowice	rural	97.4	5,016	Siemkowice
Gmina Strzelce Wielkie	rural	77.7	4,883	Strzelce Wielkie
Gmina Rząśnia	rural	86.4	4,802	Rząśnia
Gmina Sulmierzyce	rural	82.7	4,757	Sulmierzyce
Gmina Kiełczygłów	rural	90.0	4,343	Kiełczygłów

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Pajęczno County

Seat: Pajęczno

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Działoszyn Gmina Pajęczno

Rural gminas	Gmina Kiełczygłów Gmina Nowa Brzeźnica Gmina Rząśnia Gmina Siemkowice Gmina Strzelce Wielkie Gmina Sulmierzyce

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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