Pajęczno County Explained

Pajęczno County
Native Name:Powiat pajęczański
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:Powiat pajęczański.png
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Area Total Km2:804.14
Population Total:53395
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:12950
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:40445
Coor Pinpoint:Pajęczno
Coordinates:51.15°N 19°W
Seat:Pajęczno
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 8
P1:Gmina Działoszyn
P2:Gmina Kiełczygłów
P3:Gmina Nowa Brzeźnica
P4:Gmina Pajęczno
P5:Gmina Rząśnia
P6:Gmina Siemkowice
P7:Gmina Strzelce Wielkie
P8:Gmina Sulmierzyce
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:EPJ
Website:http://www.powiatpajeczno.pl/

Pajęczno County (Polish: powiat pajęczański) 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 Pajęczno, which lies 78km (48miles) south-west of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Działoszyn, lying 100NaN0 west of Pajęczno.

The county covers an area of 804.14km2. As of 2006 its total population is 53,395, out of which the population of Pajęczno is 6,674, that of Działoszyn is 6,276, and the rural population is 40,445.

Neighbouring counties

Pajęczno County is bordered by Bełchatów County to the north-east, Radomsko County to the east, Częstochowa County and Kłobuck County to the south, and Wieluń County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Działoszynurban-rural120.612,908Działoszyn
Gmina Pajęcznourban-rural113.411,655Pajęczno
Gmina Nowa Brzeźnicarural136.05,031Nowa Brzeźnica
Gmina Siemkowicerural97.45,016Siemkowice
Gmina Strzelce Wielkierural77.74,883Strzelce Wielkie
Gmina Rząśniarural86.44,802Rząśnia
Gmina Sulmierzycerural82.74,757Sulmierzyce
Gmina Kiełczygłówrural90.04,343Kiełczygłów

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