Skierniewice County

Skierniewice County
Powiat skierniewicki
Coat of arms of Skierniewice County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Skierniewice): 51°57′10″N20°8′30″E / 51.95278°N 20.14167°E / 51.95278; 20.14167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
SeatSkierniewice
Gminas
Area
 • Total
756.12 km2 (291.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
37,779
 • Density49.964/km2 (129.41/sq mi)
Car platesESK
Websitehttps://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.

GminaTypeArea(km2)Population(2006)Seat
Gmina Skierniewicerural 131.7 6,736 Skierniewice *
Gmina Głuchówrural 111.3 6,001 Głuchów
Gmina Makówrural 83.0 5,996 Maków
Gmina Bolimówrural 112.2 4,026 Bolimów
Gmina Lipce Reymontowskierural 42.7 3,323 Lipce Reymontowskie
Gmina Nowy Kawęczynrural 104.4 3,295 Nowy Kawęczyn
Gmina Kowiesyrural 85.6 3,035 Kowiesy
Gmina Godzianówrural 44.1 2,709 Godzianów
Gmina Słupiarural 41.2 2,658 Słupia
* seat not part of the gmina

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