Pajęczno 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 Pajęczno

Pajeczno

Pajęczno is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 40 km north of Częstochowa. It is the capital of Pajęczno County . Population is 6,731 ....

, which lies 78 kilometres (48 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Działoszyn, lying 10 km (6 mi) west of Pajęczno.

The county covers an area of 804.14 square kilometres (310.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 53,395, out of which the population of Pajęczno is 6,674, that of Działoszyn is 6,276, and the rural population is 40,445.

Neighbouring counties

Pajęczno County is bordered by Bełchatów County to the north-east, Radomsko County

Radomsko County

Radomsko 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 Radomsko, which lies south of...

 to the east, Częstochowa County

Czestochowa County

Częstochowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Częstochowa, although the city...

 and Kłobuck County to the south, and Wieluń County

Wielun County

Wieluń 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 only town is Wieluń, which lies south-west of the...

 to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight 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 six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Działoszyn	urban-rural	120.6	12,908	Działoszyn
Gmina Pajęczno Gmina Pajeczno Gmina Pajęczno is an urban-rural gmina in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pajęczno, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Łódź....	urban-rural	113.4	11,655	Pajęczno Pajeczno Pajęczno is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 40 km north of Częstochowa. It is the capital of Pajęczno County . Population is 6,731 ....
Gmina Nowa Brzeźnica Gmina Nowa Brzeznica Gmina Nowa Brzeźnica is a rural gmina in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Nowa Brzeźnica, which lies approximately south-east of Pajęczno and south of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	136.0	5,031	Nowa Brzeźnica Nowa Brzeznica Nowa Brzeźnica is a village in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Nowa Brzeźnica. It lies approximately south-east of Pajęczno and south of the regional capital Łódź....
Gmina Siemkowice Gmina Siemkowice Gmina Siemkowice is a rural gmina in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Siemkowice, which lies approximately north-west of Pajęczno and south-west of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	97.4	5,016	Siemkowice Siemkowice Siemkowice is a village in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Siemkowice. It lies approximately north-west of Pajęczno and south-west of the regional capital Łódź....
Gmina Strzelce Wielkie Gmina Strzelce Wielkie Gmina Strzelce Wielkie is a rural gmina in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Strzelce Wielkie, which lies approximately east of Pajęczno and south of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	77.7	4,883	Strzelce Wielkie
Gmina Rząśnia Gmina Rzasnia Gmina Rząśnia is a rural gmina in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Rząśnia, which lies approximately north of Pajęczno and south-west of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	86.4	4,802	Rząśnia Rzasnia Rząśnia is a village in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Rząśnia. It lies approximately north of Pajęczno and south-west of the regional capital Łódź....
Gmina Sulmierzyce Gmina Sulmierzyce Gmina Sulmierzyce is a rural gmina in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sulmierzyce, which lies approximately east of Pajęczno and south of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	82.7	4,757	Sulmierzyce
Gmina Kiełczygłów	rural	90.0	4,343	Kiełczygłów