Piotrków 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 is the city of Piotrków Trybunalski

Piotrków Trybunalski

Piotrków Trybunalski is a city in central Poland with 80,738 inhabitants . It is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship , and previously was the capital of Piotrków Voivodeship...

, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Piotrków County are Sulejów

Sulejów

Sulejów is a town in central Poland with 6,375 inhabitants . It is situated in Łódź Voivodeship , having previously been in Piotrków Voivodeship . Sulejów gives its name to the protected area known as Sulejów Landscape Park....

, which lies 15 km (9 mi) east of Piotrków Trybunalski, and Wolbórz

Wolbórz

Wolbórz is a town in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wolbórz. It lies approximately north-east of Piotrków Trybunalski and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....

 (classed as a town since 1 January 2011).

The county covers an area of 1429.12 square kilometres (551.8 sq mi). In 2006, its total population was 90,227, made up of 6,387 in Sulejów and a rural population of 83,840.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Piotrków Trybunalski

Piotrków Trybunalski

Piotrków Trybunalski is a city in central Poland with 80,738 inhabitants . It is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship , and previously was the capital of Piotrków Voivodeship...

, Piotrków County is also bordered by Łódź East County to the north, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County

Tomaszów Mazowiecki County

Tomaszów Mazowiecki 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 Tomaszów Mazowiecki,...

 and Opoczno County

Opoczno County

Opoczno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, south-east 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 Opoczno, which lies south-east...

 to the 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 south, Bełchatów County to the west, and Pabianice County

Pabianice County

Pabianice 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 Pabianice, which lies south of...

 to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 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 nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Sulejów Gmina Sulejów Gmina Sulejów is an urban-rural gmina in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Sulejów, which lies approximately east of Piotrków Trybunalski and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....	urban-rural	189.5	15,581	Sulejów Sulejów Sulejów is a town in central Poland with 6,375 inhabitants . It is situated in Łódź Voivodeship , having previously been in Piotrków Voivodeship . Sulejów gives its name to the protected area known as Sulejów Landscape Park....
Gmina Moszczenica	rural	111.6	12,766	Moszczenica Moszczenica, Piotrków County Moszczenica is a village in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Moszczenica. It lies approximately north of Piotrków Trybunalski and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.The village has a population of 2571.-References:...
Gmina Rozprza Gmina Rozprza Gmina Rozprza is a rural gmina in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Rozprza, which lies approximately south of Piotrków Trybunalski and south of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	162.5	12,039	Rozprza
Gmina Wola Krzysztoporska Gmina Wola Krzysztoporska Gmina Wola Krzysztoporska is a rural gmina in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Wola Krzysztoporska, which lies approximately south-west of Piotrków Trybunalski and south of the regional capital Łódź.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...	rural	170.4	11,575	Wola Krzysztoporska Wola Krzysztoporska Wola Krzysztoporska is a village in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wola Krzysztoporska. It lies approximately south-west of Piotrków Trybunalski and south of the regional capital Łódź.The village has a population of...
Gmina Gorzkowice Gmina Gorzkowice Gmina Gorzkowice is a rural gmina in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Gorzkowice, which lies approximately south of Piotrków Trybunalski and south of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	102.3	8,631	Gorzkowice Gorzkowice Gorzkowice is a village in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Gorzkowice. It lies approximately south of Piotrków Trybunalski and south of the regional capital Łódź....
Gmina Wolbórz Gmina Wolbórz Gmina Wolbórz is an urban-rural gmina in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Wolbórz, which lies approximately north-east of Piotrków Trybunalski and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....	urban-rural	151.2	7,646	Wolbórz Wolbórz Wolbórz is a town in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wolbórz. It lies approximately north-east of Piotrków Trybunalski and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....
Gmina Grabica Gmina Grabica Gmina Grabica is a rural gmina in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Grabica, which lies approximately north-west of Piotrków Trybunalski and south of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	127.2	6,087	Grabica Grabica, Piotrków County Grabica is a village in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Grabica. It lies approximately north-west of Piotrków Trybunalski and south of the regional capital Łódź....
Gmina Aleksandrów	rural	144.0	4,514	Aleksandrów Aleksandrów, Piotrków County Aleksandrów is a village in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Aleksandrów. It lies approximately south-east of Piotrków Trybunalski and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.The village has a population of 200.-References:...
Gmina Czarnocin	rural	72.7	4,073	Czarnocin
Gmina Łęki Szlacheckie	rural	108.4	3,686	Łęki Szlacheckie
Gmina Ręczno Gmina Reczno Gmina Ręczno is a rural gmina in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Ręczno, which lies approximately south-east of Piotrków Trybunalski and south of the regional capital Łódź....	rural	89.2	3,629	Ręczno Reczno Ręczno is a village in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Ręczno. It lies approximately south-east of Piotrków Trybunalski and south of the regional capital Łódź....