Łowicz County
Łowicz County
Powiat łowicki | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Łowicz): 52°6′N 19°56′E / 52.100°N 19.933°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| Seat | Łowicz |
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| Area | |
• Total | 987.13 km2 (381.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 82,338 |
| • Density | 83.412/km2 (216.03/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,204 |
| • Rural | 52,134 |
| Car plates | ELC |
| Website | http://www.powiat.lowicz.pl |
Łowicz County (Polish: powiat łowicki) 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 passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Łowicz, which lies 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź.
The county covers an area of 987.13 square kilometres (381.1 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population was 82,338, out of which the population of Łowicz was 30,204, and the rural population was 52,134.