Opoczno County

Opoczno County Powiat opoczyński
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Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Opoczno): 51°23′N 20°17′E / 51.383°N 20.283°E / 51.383; 20.283Coordinates: 51°23′N 20°17′E / 51.383°N 20.283°E / 51.383; 20.283
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
Seat	Opoczno
Gminas	Total 8 Gmina Białaczów Gmina Drzewica Gmina Mniszków Gmina Opoczno Gmina Paradyż Gmina Poświętne Gmina Sławno Gmina Żarnów
Area
– Total	1,038.77 km2 (401.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	78,659
– Density	75.7/km2 (196.1/sq mi)
– Urban	26,653
– Rural	52,006
Car plates	EOP
Website	http://www.opocznopowiat.pl/

Opoczno County (Polish: powiat opoczyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, south-east 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 Opoczno, which lies 72 kilometres (45 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Drzewica, lying 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Opoczno.

The county covers an area of 1,038.77 square kilometres (401.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 78,659, out of which the population of Opoczno is 22,708, that of Drzewica is 3,945, and the rural population is 52,006.

Neighbouring counties

Opoczno County is bordered by Przysucha County to the east, Końskie County to the south, Piotrków County to the west and Tomaszów Mazowiecki County to the north-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 Opoczno	urban-rural	190.5	35,418	Opoczno
Gmina Drzewica	urban-rural	118.4	11,053	Drzewica
Gmina Sławno	rural	128.5	7,421	Sławno
Gmina Żarnów	rural	140.7	6,260	Żarnów
Gmina Białaczów	rural	114.5	5,980	Białaczów
Gmina Mniszków	rural	123.8	4,788	Mniszków
Gmina Paradyż	rural	81.6	4,421	Paradyż
Gmina Poświętne	rural	140.9	3,318	Poświętne

References

• Polish official population figures 2006