Poddębice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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 Poddębice

Poddebice

Poddębice is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 40 km northwest of Łódź. It is the capital of Poddębice County. Population is 7,898 ....

, which lies 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Uniejów

Uniejów

Uniejów is a town in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,960 inhabitants .-External links:**...

, lying 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Poddębice.

The county covers an area of 880.91 square kilometres (340.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 42,195, out of which the population of Poddębice is 7,875, that of Uniejów is 2,916, and the rural population is 31,404.

Neighbouring counties

Poddębice County is bordered by Łęczyca County to the north-east, Zgierz County

Zgierz County

Zgierz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Zgierz, which lies north-west of...

 to the east, Pabianice County

Pabianice County

Pabianice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Pabianice, which lies south of...

 to the south-east, Łask County, Zduńska Wola County

Zdunska Wola County

Zduńska Wola County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Zduńska Wola, which lies ...

 and Sieradz County

Sieradz County

Sieradz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 west of the...

 to the south, Turek County

Turek County

Turek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-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 Turek, which lies ...

 to the west, and Koło County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (two urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Poddębice Gmina Poddebice Gmina Poddębice is an urban-rural gmina in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Poddębice, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Łódź....	urban-rural	224.7	15,923	Poddębice Poddebice Poddębice is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 40 km northwest of Łódź. It is the capital of Poddębice County. Population is 7,898 ....
Gmina Uniejów Gmina Uniejów Gmina Uniejów is an urban-rural gmina in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Uniejów, which lies approximately north-west of Poddębice and north-west of the regional capital Łódź....	urban-rural	129.0	7,249	Uniejów Uniejów Uniejów is a town in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,960 inhabitants .-External links:**...
Gmina Wartkowice Gmina Wartkowice Gmina Wartkowice is a rural gmina in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Wartkowice, which lies approximately north of Poddębice and north-west of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	141.8	6,360	Wartkowice Wartkowice Wartkowice is a village in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wartkowice. It lies approximately north of Poddębice and north-west of the regional capital Łódź....
Gmina Zadzim Gmina Zadzim Gmina Zadzim is a rural gmina in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Zadzim, which lies approximately south-west of Poddębice and west of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	144.4	5,341	Zadzim Zadzim Zadzim is a village in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Zadzim. It lies approximately south-west of Poddębice and west of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...
Gmina Pęczniew Gmina Peczniew Gmina Pęczniew is a rural gmina in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Pęczniew, which lies approximately south-west of Poddębice and west of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	128.4	3,672	Pęczniew Peczniew Pęczniew is a village in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pęczniew. It lies approximately south-west of Poddębice and west of the regional capital Łódź....
Gmina Dalików Gmina Dalików Gmina Dalików is a rural gmina in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Dalików, which lies approximately east of Poddębice and north-west of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	112.7	3,650	Dalików Dalików Dalików is a village in Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Dalików. It lies approximately east of Poddębice and north-west of the regional capital Łódź....