Sieradz County

Sieradz County Powiat sieradzki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Sieradz): 51°36′N 18°45′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
Seat	Sieradz
Gminas	Total 11 (incl. 1 urban) Sieradz Gmina Błaszki Gmina Brąszewice Gmina Brzeźnio Gmina Burzenin Gmina Goszczanów Gmina Klonowa Gmina Sieradz Gmina Warta Gmina Wróblew Gmina Złoczew
Area
• Total	1,491.04 km2 (575.69 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	121,013
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Urban	53,015
• Rural	67,998
Car plates	ESI
Website	http://www.powiat-sieradz.pl

Sieradz County (Polish: powiat sieradzki) 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 Sieradz, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) west of the regional capital Łódź. The county contains three other towns: Złoczew, lying 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Sieradz, Warta, lying 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Sieradz, and Błaszki, 23 km (14 mi) west of Sieradz.

The county covers an area of 1,491.04 square kilometres (575.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 121,013, out of which the population of Sieradz is 44,045, that of Złoczew is 3,403, that of Warta is 3,388, that of Błaszki is 2,179, and the rural population is 67,998.

Neighbouring counties

Sieradz County is bordered by Turek County and Poddębice County to the north, Zduńska Wola County and Łask County to the east, Wieluń County to the south, Wieruszów County to the south-west, and Ostrzeszów County and Kalisz County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2006)	Seat
Sieradz	urban	51.2	44,045
Gmina Błaszki	urban-rural	201.6	15,090	Błaszki
Gmina Warta	urban-rural	252.9	13,074	Warta
Gmina Sieradz	rural	181.6	9,788	Sieradz *
Gmina Złoczew	urban-rural	118.0	7,398	Złoczew
Gmina Brzeźnio	rural	128.7	6,351	Brzeźnio
Gmina Wróblew	rural	113.2	6,244	Wróblew
Gmina Goszczanów	rural	123.3	5,814	Goszczanów
Gmina Burzenin	rural	119.0	5,665	Burzenin
Gmina Brąszewice	rural	106.3	4,485	Brąszewice
Gmina Klonowa	rural	95.4	3,059	Klonowa
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006