Radomsko County

Radomsko County (Polish: powiat radomszczański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Radomsko, which lies 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź. The county also contains the towns of Przedbórz, lying 31 km (19 mi) east of Radomsko, and Kamieńsk, 16 km (10 mi) north of Radomsko.

Radomsko County

Powiat radomszczański
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Radomsko): 51°4′N 19°27′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
SeatRadomsko
Gminas
Area
  Total1,442.78 km2 (557.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total118,856
  Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
  Urban
55,768
  Rural
63,088
Car platesERA
Websitehttp://www.radomszczanski.pl

The county covers an area of 1,442.78 square kilometres (557.1 sq mi). As of 2006 it had a total population of 118,856, out of which the population of Radomsko was 49,152, that of Przedbórz was 3,758, that of Kamieńsk was 2,858, and the rural population was 63,088.

Neighboring counties

Radomsko County is bordered by Bełchatów County and Piotrków County to the north, Końskie County and Włoszczowa County to the east, Częstochowa County to the south-west, and Pajęczno County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and 11 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Radomsko urban 62.0 49,152  
Gmina Przedbórz urban-rural 189.9 7,595 Przedbórz
Gmina Gidle rural 116.3 6,610 Gidle
Gmina Kamieńsk urban-rural 95.8 6,094 Kamieńsk
Gmina Gomunice rural 62.6 5,966 Gomunice
Gmina Żytno rural 197.5 5,716 Żytno
Gmina Radomsko rural 85.3 5,653 Radomsko *
Gmina Wielgomłyny rural 123.1 4,951 Wielgomłyny
Gmina Ładzice rural 82.7 4,928 Ładzice
Gmina Kodrąb rural 105.8 4,732 Kodrąb
Gmina Lgota Wielka rural 63.1 4,472 Lgota Wielka
Gmina Kobiele Wielkie rural 101.9 4,434 Kobiele Wielkie
Gmina Masłowice rural 116.2 4,369 Masłowice
Gmina Dobryszyce rural 51.1 4,184 Dobryszyce
* seat not part of the gmina

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