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Łask County Powiat łaski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Łask): 51°35′N 19°8′E / 51.583°N 19.133°E / 51.583; 19.133Coordinates: 51°35′N 19°8′E / 51.583°N 19.133°E / 51.583; 19.133
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
Seat	Łask
Gminas	Total 5 Gmina Buczek Gmina Łask Gmina Sędziejowice Gmina Widawa Gmina Wodzierady
Area
• Total	617.38 km2 (238.37 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	50,874
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Urban	18,684
• Rural	32,190
Car plates	ELA
Website	http://www.lask.com.pl

Łask County (Polish: powiat łaski) 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 only town is Łask, which lies 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.

The county covers an area of 617.38 square kilometres (238.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 50,874, out of which the population of Łask is 18,684 and the rural population is 32,190.

Neighbouring counties

Łask County is bordered by Poddębice County to the north, Pabianice County to the east, Bełchatów County to the south-east, Wieluń County to the south-west, and Sieradz County and Zduńska Wola County to the west.

Administrative division

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

References

• Polish official population figures 2006