Sieradz County

 ( Sieradz ) 

Sieradz County () 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 largest town is Sieradz, which lies west of the regional capital Łódź. The county contains three other towns: Złoczew, lying south-west of Sieradz, Warta, lying north-west of Sieradz, and Błaszki, west of Sieradz.

The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 121,013, out of which the population of Sieradz is 44,045, that of Złoczew is 3,403, that of Warta is 3,388, that of Błaszki is 2,179, and the rural population is 67,998.

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Neighbouring counties Sieradz County is bordered by Turek County and Poddębice County to the north, Zduńska Wola County and Łask County to the east, Wieluń County to the south, Wieruszów County to the south-west, and Ostrzeszów County and Kalisz County to the west.

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Administrative division The county is subdivided into 11 (one urban, three urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2006)	Seat
Sieradz	urban	51.2	44,045
Gmina Błaszki	urban-rural	201.6	15,090	Błaszki
Gmina Warta	urban-rural	252.9	13,074	Warta
Gmina Sieradz	rural	181.6	9,788	Sieradz *
Gmina Złoczew	urban-rural	118.0	7,398	Złoczew
Gmina Brzeźnio	rural	128.7	6,351	Brzeźnio
Gmina Wróblew	rural	113.2	6,244	Wróblew
Gmina Goszczanów	rural	123.3	5,814	Goszczanów
Gmina Burzenin	rural	119.0	5,665	Burzenin
Gmina Brąszewice	rural	106.3	4,485	Brąszewice
Gmina Klonowa	rural	95.4	3,059	Klonowa
* seat not part of the gmina

• Polish official population figures 2006

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