County in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
Tomaszów County (Polish : powiat tomaszowski ) is a county 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 only town is Tomaszów Mazowiecki , which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź .
The county covers an area of 1,025.7 square kilometres (396.0 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 120,973, out of which the population of Tomaszów Mazowiecki is 66,705 and the rural population is 54,268.
Neighbouring counties
Tomaszów County is bordered by Brzeziny County , Skierniewice County and Rawa County to the north, Grójec County and Przysucha County to the east, Opoczno County to the south-east, Piotrków County to the west, and Łódź East County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina
Type
Area(km2 )
Population(2006)
Seat
Tomaszów Mazowiecki
urban
41.3
66,705
Gmina Tomaszów Mazowiecki
rural
151.3
9,826
Tomaszów Mazowiecki *
Gmina Ujazd
rural
97.0
7,747
Ujazd
Gmina Lubochnia
rural
131.6
7,600
Lubochnia
Gmina Rokiciny
rural
90.5
5,925
Rokiciny
Gmina Czerniewice
rural
127.7
5,113
Czerniewice
Gmina Rzeczyca
rural
108.3
4,971
Rzeczyca
Gmina Inowłódz
rural
98.0
3,879
Inowłódz
Gmina Będków
rural
57.9
3,520
Będków
Gmina Żelechlinek
rural
92.0
3,470
Żelechlinek
Gmina Budziszewice
rural
30.1
2,217
Budziszewice
* seat not part of the gmina
References
City counties Land counties