Kutno County

Kutno County (Polish: powiat kutnowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Kutno, which lies 51 kilometres (32 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź. The county also contains the towns of Żychlin, lying 18 km (11 mi) east of Kutno, and Krośniewice, 14 km (9 mi) west of Kutno.

Kutno County
Powiat kutnowski
County
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Kutno): 52°14′N 19°22′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
SeatKutno
Gminas
Area
  Total886.29 km2 (342.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total104,124
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
  Urban
61,084
  Rural
43,040
Car platesEKU
Websitehttp://www.kutno.pl

The county covers an area of 886.29 square kilometres (342.2 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population was 104,124, out of which the population of Kutno was 47,557, that of Żychlin is 8,880, that of Krośniewice was 4,647, and the rural population was 43,040.

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