__NOTOC__ Pajęczno 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 Pajęczno, which lies south-west of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Działoszyn, lying west of Pajęczno.
The county covers an area of . 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 to the east, Częstochowa County and Kłobuck County to the south, and Wieluń County to the west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2006) SeatGmina Działoszynurban-rural120.612,908DziałoszynGmina Pajęcznourban-rural113.411,655PajęcznoGmina Nowa Brzeźnicarural136.05,031Nowa BrzeźnicaGmina Siemkowicerural97.45,016SiemkowiceGmina Strzelce Wielkierural77.74,883Strzelce WielkieGmina Rząśniarural86.44,802RząśniaGmina Sulmierzycerural82.74,757SulmierzyceGmina Kiełczygłówrural90.04,343Kiełczygłów
References Polish official population figures 2006