Skierniewice County Explained

Skierniewice County
Native Name:Powiat skierniewicki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Area Total Km2:756.12
Population Total:37779
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Coor Pinpoint:Skierniewice
Coordinates:51.9528°N 20.1417°W
Seat:Skierniewice
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 9
P1:Gmina Bolimów
P2:Gmina Głuchów
P3:Gmina Godzianów
P4:Gmina Kowiesy
P5:Gmina Lipce Reymontowskie
P6:Gmina Maków
P7:Gmina Nowy Kawęczyn
P8:Gmina Skierniewice
P9:Gmina Słupia
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:ESK
Website:https://www.powiat-skierniewice.pl/

Skierniewice County (Polish: powiat skierniewicki) 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 is the city of Skierniewice, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county); there are no towns within the county.

The county covers an area of 756.12km2. As of 2006 its total population is 37,779.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Skierniewice, Skierniewice County is also bordered by Sochaczew County to the north, Żyrardów County to the east, Rawa County and Tomaszów Mazowiecki County to the south, Brzeziny County to the west, and Łowicz County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Skierniewicerural131.76,736Skierniewice *
Gmina Głuchówrural111.36,001Głuchów
Gmina Makówrural83.05,996Maków
Gmina Bolimówrural112.24,026Bolimów
Gmina Lipce Reymontowskierural42.73,323Lipce Reymontowskie
Gmina Nowy Kawęczynrural104.43,295Nowy Kawęczyn
Gmina Kowiesyrural85.63,035Kowiesy
Gmina Godzianówrural44.12,709Godzianów
Gmina Słupiarural41.22,658Słupia
  • seat not part of the gmina

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