Łowicz County

Łowicz County Powiat łowicki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Łowicz): 52°6′N 19°56′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
Seat	Łowicz
Gminas	Total 10 (incl. 1 urban) Łowicz Gmina Bielawy Gmina Chąśno Gmina Domaniewice Gmina Kiernozia Gmina Kocierzew Południowy Gmina Łowicz Gmina Łyszkowice Gmina Nieborów Gmina Zduny
Area
• Total	987.13 km2 (381.13 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	82,338
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Urban	30,204
• Rural	52,134
Car plates	ELC
Website	http://www.powiat.lowicz.pl

Łowicz County (Polish: powiat łowicki) 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 Łowicz, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź.

The county covers an area of 987.13 square kilometres (381.1 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population was 82,338, out of which the population of Łowicz was 30,204 and the rural population was 52,134.

Neighbouring counties

Łowicz County is bordered by Sochaczew County to the north-east, Skierniewice County to the south-east, Brzeziny County to the south, Zgierz County to the south-west, Łęczyca County and Kutno County to the west, and Gostynin County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2006)	Seat
Łowicz	urban	23.4	30,204
Gmina Nieborów	rural	103.3	9,536	Nieborów
Gmina Łowicz	rural	133.4	7,444	Łowicz *
Gmina Łyszkowice	rural	106.9	6,931	Łyszkowice
Gmina Zduny	rural	128.5	6,098	Zduny
Gmina Bielawy	rural	164.0	5,992	Bielawy
Gmina Kocierzew Południowy	rural	93.5	4,696	Kocierzew Południowy
Gmina Domaniewice	rural	86.2	4,594	Domaniewice
Gmina Kiernozia	rural	76.0	3,638	Kiernozia
Gmina Chąśno	rural	71.8	3,205	Chąśno
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006