Poddębice County Explained

Poddębice County
Native Name:Powiat poddębicki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Area Total Km2:880.91
Population Total:42195
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:10791
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:31404
Coor Pinpoint:Poddębice
Coordinates:51.9°N 76°W
Seat:Poddębice
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 6
P1:Gmina Dalików
P2:Gmina Pęczniew
P3:Gmina Poddębice
P4:Gmina Uniejów
P5:Gmina Wartkowice
P6:Gmina Zadzim
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:EPD
Website:https://www.poddebicki.pl/

Poddębice County (Polish: powiat poddębicki) 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 Poddębice, which lies 37km (23miles) west of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Uniejów, lying 140NaN0 north-west of Poddębice.

The county covers an area of 880.91km2. As of 2006 its total population is 42,195, out of which the population of Poddębice is 7,875, that of Uniejów is 2,916, and the rural population is 31,404.

Neighbouring counties

Poddębice County is bordered by Łęczyca County to the north-east, Zgierz County to the east, Pabianice County to the south-east, Łask County, Zduńska Wola County and Sieradz County to the south, Turek County to the west, and Koło County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Poddębiceurban-rural224.715,923Poddębice
Gmina Uniejówurban-rural129.07,249Uniejów
Gmina Wartkowicerural141.86,360Wartkowice
Gmina Zadzimrural144.45,341Zadzim
Gmina Pęczniewrural128.43,672Pęczniew
Gmina Dalikówrural112.73,650Dalików

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