Pabianice County

Pabianice County
Powiat pabianicki

County

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Pabianice): 51°39′N 19°23′E / 51.650°N 19.383°ECoordinates: 51°39′N 19°23′E / 51.650°N 19.383°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7 (incl. 2 urban)

Area

• Total

490.77 km² (189.49 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

119,008

• Density

240/km² (630/sq mi)

• Urban

88,009

• Rural

30,999

Car plates

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 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Konstantynów Łódzki, lying 12 km (7 mi) north of Pabianice.

The county covers an area of 490.77 square kilometres (189.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 119,008, out of which the population of Pabianice is 70,445, that of Konstantynów Łódzki is 17,564, and the rural population is 30,999.

Neighbouring counties

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.

Administrative division

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
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Pabianice County

Urban gminas	Pabianice (seat) Konstantynów Łódzki

Rural gminas	Gmina Dłutów Gmina Dobroń Gmina Ksawerów Gmina Lutomiersk Gmina Pabianice

Counties of Łódź Voivodeship

City counties	Łódź (capital) Piotrków Trybunalski Skierniewice

Land counties	Bełchatów Brzeziny Kutno Łask Łęczyca Łódź East Łowicz Opoczno Pabianice Pajęczno Piotrków Poddębice Radomsko Rawa Sieradz Skierniewice Tomaszów Mazowiecki Wieluń Wieruszów Zduńska Wola Zgierz

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