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.
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.
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.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
Gmina Poddębice | urban-rural | 224.7 | 15,923 | Poddębice |
Gmina Uniejów | urban-rural | 129.0 | 7,249 | Uniejów |
Gmina Wartkowice | rural | 141.8 | 6,360 | Wartkowice |
Gmina Zadzim | rural | 144.4 | 5,341 | Zadzim |
Gmina Pęczniew | rural | 128.4 | 3,672 | Pęczniew |
Gmina Dalików | rural | 112.7 | 3,650 | Dalików |