Skierniewice County




County in Łódź, Poland














































Skierniewice County


Powiat skierniewicki

County

Coat of arms of Skierniewice County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Skierniewice): 51°57′10″N 20°8′30″E / 51.95278°N 20.14167°E / 51.95278; 20.14167Coordinates: 51°57′10″N 20°8′30″E / 51.95278°N 20.14167°E / 51.95278; 20.14167
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
Seat Skierniewice
Gminas
Area

 • Total 756.12 km2 (291.94 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 37,779
 • Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Car plates ESK
Website http://www.powiat.skierniewice.pl

Skierniewice County (Polish: powiat skierniewicki) 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 is the city of Skierniewice, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county); there are no towns within the county.


The county covers an area of 756.12 square kilometres (291.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 37,779.



Neighbouring counties


Apart from the city of Skierniewice, Skierniewice County is also bordered by Sochaczew County to the north, Żyrardów County to the east, Rawa County and Tomaszów Mazowiecki County to the south, Brzeziny County to the west, and Łowicz County to the north-west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into nine gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.











































































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Gmina Skierniewice
 rural
 131.7
 6,736
Skierniewice *

Gmina Głuchów
 rural
 111.3
 6,001
Głuchów

Gmina Maków
 rural
 83.0
 5,996
Maków

Gmina Bolimów
 rural
 112.2
 4,026
Bolimów

Gmina Lipce Reymontowskie
 rural
 42.7
 3,323
Lipce Reymontowskie

Gmina Nowy Kawęczyn
 rural
 104.4
 3,295
Nowy Kawęczyn

Gmina Kowiesy
 rural
 85.6
 3,035
Kowiesy

Gmina Godzianów
 rural
 44.1
 2,709
Godzianów

Gmina Słupia
 rural
 41.2
 2,658
Słupia
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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