Łowicz County Powiat łowicki | |
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 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Łowicz):52°6′N19°56′E / 52.100°N 19.933°E /52.100; 19.933 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| Seat | Łowicz |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 987.13 km2 (381.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 82,338 |
| • Density | 83.412/km2 (216.03/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) inŁódź Voivodeship, centralPoland. It came into being on January 1, 1999 as a result of thePolish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town isŁowicz, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional capitalŁódź.
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.
Łowicz County is bordered bySochaczew County to the north-east,Skierniewice County to the south-east,Brzeziny County to the south,Zgierz County to the south-west,Łęczyca County andKutno County to the west, andGostynin County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into 10gminas (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 | ||||
Seat:Łowicz (urban gmina) | ||
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