Bełchatów County

Infobox Settlement
name = Bełchatów County
native_name = Powiat bełchatowski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat bełchatowski COA.svg

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map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Łódź
area_total_km2 = 969.21
population_total = 112640
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 70235
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 42405
coor_type = Bełchatów
latd = 51
latm = 22
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 19
longm = 22
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Bełchatów
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 8 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Bełchatów
p2 = Gmina Bełchatów
p3 = Gmina Drużbice
p4 = Gmina Kleszczów
p5 = Gmina Kluki
p6 = Gmina Rusiec
p7 = Gmina Szczerców
p8 = Gmina Zelów
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = EBE
website = http://www.powiat-belchatowski.pl __NOTOC__Bełchatów County ( _pl. powiat bełchatowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bełchatów, which lies convert|47|km|mi|0 south of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Zelów, lying convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Bełchatów.

The county covers an area of convert|969.21|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 112,640, out of which the population of Bełchatów is 62,062, that of Zelów is 8,173, and the rural population is 42,405.

Neighbouring counties

Bełchatów County is bordered by Pabianice County to the north, Piotrków County to the east, Radomsko County to the south, Pajęczno County to the south-west, Wieluń County to the west and Łask County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]