Pabianice County | |
Native Name: | Powiat pabianicki |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Łódź |
Area Total Km2: | 490.77 |
Population Total: | 119008 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 88009 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 30999 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Pabianice |
Coordinates: | 51.65°N 42°W |
Seat: | Pabianice |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 7 (incl. 2 urban) |
P1: | Konstantynów Łódzki |
P2: | Pabianice |
P3: | Gmina Dłutów |
P4: | Gmina Dobroń |
P5: | Gmina Ksawerów |
P6: | Gmina Lutomiersk |
P7: | Gmina Pabianice |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | EPA |
Website: | http://www.powiat.pabianice.pl |
Pabianice County (Polish: powiat pabianicki) 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 largest town is Pabianice, which lies 16km (10miles) south of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Konstantynów Łódzki, lying 120NaN0 north of Pabianice.
The county covers an area of 490.77km2. As of 2006, its total population was 119,008, out of which the population of Pabianice was 70,445, that of Konstantynów Łódzki 17,564, and the rural population was 30,999.
Pabianice County is bordered by Zgierz County to the north, the city of Łódź and Łódź East County to the east, Piotrków County to the south-east, Bełchatów County to the south, Łask County to the west, and Poddębice County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Pabianice | urban | 33.0 | 70,445 | |
Konstantynów Łódzki | urban | 26.9 | 17,564 | |
Gmina Ksawerów | rural | 13.6 | 7,155 | Ksawerów |
Gmina Lutomiersk | rural | 133.9 | 7,090 | Lutomiersk |
Gmina Dobroń | rural | 94.4 | 6,886 | Dobroń |
Gmina Pabianice | rural | 88.6 | 5,701 | Pabianice * |
Gmina Dłutów | rural | 100.5 | 4,167 | Dłutów |
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