Łódź East County (Łódź)
Łódź East County (powiat łódzki wschodni) 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 is the city of Łódź, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county consists of areas to the east and south of the city, and contains three towns: Koluszki, which lies 24 km east of Łódź, Tuszyn, 20 km south of Łódź, and Rzgów, 14 km south of Łódź.
The county covers an area of 499.32 km2. As of 2006 its total population is 64,574, out of which the population of Koluszki is 13,407, that of Tuszyn is 7,178, that of Rzgów is 3,338, and the rural population is 40,651.
Until 2002 the county also included the areas which now form Brzeziny County.
Apart from the city of Łódź, Łódź East County is also bordered by Zgierz County to the north, Brzeziny County to the north-east, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County to the south-east, Piotrków County to the south and Pabianice County to the west.
The county covers an area of 499.32 km2. As of 2006 its total population is 64,574, out of which the population of Koluszki is 13,407, that of Tuszyn is 7,178, that of Rzgów is 3,338, and the rural population is 40,651.
Until 2002 the county also included the areas which now form Brzeziny County.
Apart from the city of Łódź, Łódź East County is also bordered by Zgierz County to the north, Brzeziny County to the north-east, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County to the south-east, Piotrków County to the south and Pabianice County to the west.
Map - Łódź East County (Łódź)
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Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden.
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PLN | Polish złoty | zÅ‚ | 2 |
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