Piotrków County




County in Łódź, Poland






















































Piotrków County


Powiat piotrkowski

County




Flag of Piotrków County
Flag

Coat of arms of Piotrków County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Piotrków Trybunalski): 51°24′N 19°41′E / 51.400°N 19.683°E / 51.400; 19.683Coordinates: 51°24′N 19°41′E / 51.400°N 19.683°E / 51.400; 19.683
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
Seat Piotrków Trybunalski
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,429.12 km2 (551.79 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 90,227
 • Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Urban

6,387
 • Rural

83,840
Car plates EPI
Website http://www.powiat-piotrkowski.pl

Piotrków County (Polish: powiat piotrkowski) 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 Piotrków Trybunalski, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Piotrków County are Sulejów, which lies 15 km (9 mi) east of Piotrków Trybunalski, and Wolbórz (classed as a town since 1 January 2011).


The county covers an area of 1,429.12 square kilometres (551.8 sq mi). In 2006, its total population was 90,227, made up of 6,387 in Sulejów and a rural population of 83,840.



Neighbouring counties


Apart from the city of Piotrków Trybunalski, Piotrków County is also bordered by Łódź East County to the north, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County and Opoczno County to the east, Radomsko County to the south, Bełchatów County to the west, and Pabianice County to the north-west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (two urban-rural and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
























































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Gmina Sulejów
urban-rural
189.5
15,581

Sulejów

Gmina Moszczenica
rural
111.6
12,766

Moszczenica

Gmina Rozprza
rural
162.5
12,039

Rozprza

Gmina Wola Krzysztoporska
rural
170.4
11,575

Wola Krzysztoporska

Gmina Gorzkowice
rural
102.3
8,631

Gorzkowice

Gmina Wolbórz
urban-rural
151.2
7,646

Wolbórz

Gmina Grabica
rural
127.2
6,087

Grabica

Gmina Aleksandrów
rural
144.0
4,514

Aleksandrów

Gmina Czarnocin
rural
72.7
4,073

Czarnocin

Gmina Łęki Szlacheckie
rural
108.4
3,686

Łęki Szlacheckie

Gmina Ręczno
rural
89.2
3,629

Ręczno


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006












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