Łódź East County

Infobox Settlement
name = Łódź East County
native_name = Powiat łódzki wschodni
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat łódzki wschodni 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 = 499.32
population_total = 64574
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 23923
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 40651
coor_type = Łódź
latd = 51
latm = 47
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 19
longm = 28
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Łódź
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 6
p1 = Gmina Andrespol
p2 = Gmina Brójce
p3 = Gmina Koluszki
p4 = Gmina Nowosolna
p5 = Gmina Rzgów
p6 = Gmina Tuszyn
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = ELW
website = http://lodzkiwschodni.pl/ __NOTOC__Łódź East County ( _pl. powiat łódzki wschodni) 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 is the city of Łódź, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county consists of areas to the east and south of the city, and contains three towns: Koluszki, which lies convert|24|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of Łódź, Tuszyn, convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Łódź, and Rzgów, convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Łódź.

The county covers an area of convert|499.32|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 64,574, out of which the population of Koluszki is 13,407, that of Tuszyn is 7,178, that of Rzgów is 3,338, and the rural population is 40,651.

Until 2002 the county also included the areas which now form Brzeziny County.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Łódź, Łódź East County is also bordered by Zgierz County to the north, Brzeziny County to the north-east, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County to the south-east, Piotrków County to the south and Pabianice County to the west.

Administrative division

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