Łęczyca County

Łęczyca County Powiat łęczycki
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Łęczyca): 52°3′N 19°12′E / 52.050°N 19.200°ECoordinates: 52°3′N 19°12′E / 52.050°N 19.200°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
Seat	Łęczyca
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) Łęczyca Gmina Daszyna Gmina Góra Świętej Małgorzaty Gmina Grabów Gmina Łęczyca Gmina Piątek Gmina Świnice Warckie Gmina Witonia
Area
• Total	774 km^2 (299 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	53,435
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
• Urban	15,423
• Rural	38,012
Car plates	ELE
Website	http://www.leczyca.pl

Łęczyca County (Polish: powiat łęczycki) 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 Łęczyca, which lies 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-west of the regional capital Łódź.

The county covers an area of 774 square kilometres (298.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 53,435, out of which the population of Łęczyca is 15,423 and the rural population is 38,012.

Neighbouring counties

Łęczyca County is bordered by Kutno County to the north, Łowicz County to the east, Zgierz County to the south-east, Poddębice County to the south-west and Koło County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Łęczyca	urban	9.0	15,423
Gmina Łęczyca	rural	150.8	8,549	Łęczyca *
Gmina Piątek	rural	133.2	6,574	Piątek
Gmina Grabów	rural	154.8	6,480	Grabów
Gmina Góra Świętej Małgorzaty	rural	90.4	4,578	Góra Świętej Małgorzaty
Gmina Daszyna	rural	81.0	4,207	Daszyna
Gmina Świnice Warckie	rural	94.0	4,114	Świnice Warckie
Gmina Witonia	rural	60.5	3,510	Witonia
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006