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Zgierz County Powiat zgierski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Zgierz): 51°51′N 19°25′E / 51.850°N 19.417°E / 51.850; 19.417
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
Seat	Zgierz
Gminas	Total 9 (incl. 3 urban) Głowno Ozorków Zgierz Gmina Aleksandrów Łódzki Gmina Głowno Gmina Ozorków Gmina Parzęczew Gmina Stryków Gmina Zgierz
Area
• Total	853.71 km² (329.62 sq mi)
Population (31.12.2016)
• Total	165,206
• Density	190/km² (500/sq mi)
• Urban	116,129
• Rural	49,077
Car plates	EZG
Website	http://www.powiat.zgierz.pl/

Zgierz County (Polish: powiat zgierski) 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 in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Zgierz, which lies 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of the regional capital Łódź. The county contains four other towns: Ozorków, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Zgierz, Aleksandrów Łódzki, lying 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Zgierz, Głowno, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Zgierz, and Stryków, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Zgierz.

The county covers an area of 853.71 square kilometres (329.6 sq mi). As of 2016, its total population is 165,206, out of which the population of Zgierz is 56,929, that of Ozorków is 19,809, that of Aleksandrów Łódzki is 21,380, that of Głowno is 14,534, that of Stryków is 3,477, and the rural population is 49,077.

Neighbouring counties

Zgierz County is bordered by Łowicz County to the north-east, Brzeziny County to the east, the city of Łódź, Łódź East County and Pabianice County to the south, Poddębice County to the west, and Łęczyca County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gminas (three urban, two urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.^[1]^[2]

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2016)	Seat
Zgierz	urban	42.3	56,929
Gmina Aleksandrów Łódzki	urban-rural	115.6	30,980	Aleksandrów Łódzki
Ozorków	urban	15.5	19,809
Głowno	urban	19.8	14,534
Gmina Zgierz	rural	199.2	13,743	Zgierz *
Gmina Stryków	urban-rural	157.8	12,418	Stryków
Gmina Ozorków	rural	95.2	6,942	Ozorków *
Gmina Parzęczew	rural	103.8	5,012	Parzęczew
Gmina Głowno	rural	104.5	4,839	Głowno *
* seat not part of the gmina

References

^ Population. Size and Structure and Vital Statistics in Poland by Territorial Division in 2016, as of December 31 (PDF). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2017. p. 118. ISSN 2451-2087.
^ Central Statistical Office: Area and Population in the Territorial Profile in 2008 (sourced for data on area)

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v t e Gminas of Zgierz County
Urban gminas	Zgierz (seat) Głowno Ozorków
Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Aleksandrów Łódzki Gmina Stryków
Rural gminas	Gmina Głowno Gmina Ozorków Gmina Parzęczew Gmina Zgierz

v t e Counties of Łódź Voivodeship
City counties	Łódź (capital) Piotrków Trybunalski Skierniewice
Land counties	Bełchatów Brzeziny Kutno Łask Łęczyca Łódź East Łowicz Opoczno Pabianice Pajęczno Piotrków Poddębice Radomsko Rawa Sieradz Skierniewice Tomaszów Wieluń Wieruszów Zduńska Wola Zgierz

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