Skierniewice County
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| Skierniewice County Powiat skierniewicki |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Łódź | ||
| Seat | Skierniewice | ||
| Gminas |
Total 9
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 756.12 km² (291.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 37,779 | ||
| - Density | 50/km² (129.4/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 was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Skierniewice, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). In fact 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 | ||||
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