Łowicz County | |
Native Name: | Powiat łowicki |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Łódź |
Area Total Km2: | 987.13 |
Population Total: | 82338 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 30204 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 52134 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Łowicz |
Coordinates: | 52.1°N 75°W |
Seat: | Łowicz |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 10 (incl. 1 urban) |
P1: | Łowicz |
P2: | Gmina Bielawy |
P3: | Gmina Chąśno |
P4: | Gmina Domaniewice |
P5: | Gmina Kiernozia |
P6: | Gmina Kocierzew Południowy |
P7: | Gmina Łowicz |
P8: | Gmina Łyszkowice |
P9: | Gmina Nieborów |
P10: | Gmina Zduny |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | ELC |
Website: | http://www.powiat.lowicz.pl |
Łowicz County (Polish: powiat łowicki) 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 only town is Łowicz, which lies 48km (30miles) north-east of the regional capital Łódź.
The county covers an area of 987.13km2. As of 2006, its total population was 82,338, out of which the population of Łowicz was 30,204 and the rural population was 52,134.
Łowicz County is bordered by Sochaczew County to the north-east, Skierniewice County to the south-east, Brzeziny County to the south, Zgierz County to the south-west, Łęczyca County and Kutno County to the west, and Gostynin County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Łowicz | urban | 23.4 | 30,204 | |
Gmina Nieborów | rural | 103.3 | 9,536 | Nieborów |
Gmina Łowicz | rural | 133.4 | 7,444 | Łowicz * |
Gmina Łyszkowice | rural | 106.9 | 6,931 | Łyszkowice |
Gmina Zduny | rural | 128.5 | 6,098 | Zduny |
Gmina Bielawy | rural | 164.0 | 5,992 | Bielawy |
Gmina Kocierzew Południowy | rural | 93.5 | 4,696 | Kocierzew Południowy |
Gmina Domaniewice | rural | 86.2 | 4,594 | Domaniewice |
Gmina Kiernozia | rural | 76.0 | 3,638 | Kiernozia |
Gmina Chąśno | rural | 71.8 | 3,205 | Chąśno |
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