Kutno County Explained

Kutno County
Native Name:Powiat kutnowski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat kutnowski mapa.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Area Total Km2:886.29
Population Total:104124
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:61084
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:43040
Coor Pinpoint:Kutno
Coordinates:52.2333°N 41°W
Seat:Kutno
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 11 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Kutno
P2:Gmina Bedlno
P3:Gmina Dąbrowice
P4:Gmina Krośniewice
P5:Gmina Krzyżanów
P6:Gmina Kutno
P7:Gmina Łanięta
P8:Gmina Nowe Ostrowy
P9:Gmina Oporów
P10:Gmina Strzelce
P11:Gmina Żychlin
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:EKU
Website:http://www.kutno.pl

Kutno County (Polish: powiat kutnowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Kutno, which lies 51km (32miles) north of the regional capital Łódź. The county also contains the towns of Żychlin, lying 180NaN0 east of Kutno, and Krośniewice, 140NaN0 west of Kutno.

The county covers an area of 886.29km2. As of 2006, its total population was 104,124, out of which the population of Kutno was 47,557, that of Żychlin is 8,880, that of Krośniewice was 4,647, and the rural population was 43,040.

Neighbouring counties

Kutno County is bordered by Włocławek County and Gostynin County to the north, Łowicz County to the east, Łęczyca County to the south, and Koło County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Kutnourban33.647,557 
Gmina Żychlinurban-rural76.712,984Żychlin
Gmina Krośniewiceurban-rural94.79,037Krośniewice
Gmina Kutnorural122.38,357Kutno *
Gmina Bedlnorural126.06,153Bedlno
Gmina Krzyżanówrural103.04,468Krzyżanów
Gmina Strzelcerural90.14,178Strzelce
Gmina Nowe Ostrowyrural71.63,870Nowe Ostrowy
Gmina Oporówrural67.72,753Oporów
Gmina Łaniętarural54.82,673Łanięta
Gmina Dąbrowicerural45.92,094Dąbrowice
  • seat not part of the gmina

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