Pajęczno County

Pajęczno County Powiat pajęczański
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Pajęczno): 51°9′N 19°0′E / 51.150°N 19.000°E / 51.150; 19.000
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
Seat	Pajęczno
Gminas	Total 8 Gmina Działoszyn Gmina Kiełczygłów Gmina Nowa Brzeźnica Gmina Pajęczno Gmina Rząśnia Gmina Siemkowice Gmina Strzelce Wielkie Gmina Sulmierzyce
Area
• Total	804.14 km2 (310.48 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	53,395
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Urban	12,950
• Rural	40,445
Car plates	EPJ
Website	http://www.powiatpajeczno.pl/

Pajęczno County (Polish: powiat pajęczański) 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 largest town is Pajęczno, which lies 78 kilometres (48 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Działoszyn, lying 10 km (6 mi) west of Pajęczno.

The county covers an area of 804.14 square kilometres (310.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 53,395, out of which the population of Pajęczno is 6,674, that of Działoszyn is 6,276, and the rural population is 40,445.

Pajęczno County is bordered by Bełchatów County to the north-east, Radomsko County to the east, Częstochowa County and Kłobuck County to the south, and Wieluń County to the west.

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

• Polish official population figures 2006