Poddębice County

Poddębice County

Infobox Settlement
name = Poddębice County
native_name = Powiat poddębicki
settlement_type =



image_shield = POL powiat poddębicki COA.svg



map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Łódź
area_total_km2 = 880.91
population_total = 42195
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 10791
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 31404
coor_type = Poddębice
latd = 51
latm = 54
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 58
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Poddębice
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 6
p1 = Gmina Dalików
p2 = Gmina Pęczniew
p3 = Gmina Poddębice
p4 = Gmina Uniejów
p5 = Gmina Wartkowice
p6 = Gmina Zadzim
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = EPD
website = http://www.powiat.poddebice.pl
__NOTOC__Poddębice County ( _pl. powiat poddębicki) 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 Poddębice, which lies convert|37|km|mi|0 west of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Uniejów, lying convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Poddębice.

The county covers an area of convert|880.91|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 42,195, out of which the population of Poddębice is 7,875, that of Uniejów is 2,916, and the rural population is 31,404.

Neighbouring counties

Poddębice County is bordered by Łęczyca County to the north-east, Zgierz County to the east, Pabianice County to the south-east, Łask County, Zduńska Wola County and Sieradz County to the south, Turek County to the west, and Koło County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (two urban-rural and four 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]


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