Opoczno County
Powiat opoczyński | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Opoczno): 51°23′N 20°17′E / 51.383°N 20.283°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| Seat | Opoczno |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,038.77 km2 (401.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 78,467 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 26,653 |
| • Rural | 52,006 |
| Car plates | EOP |
| Website | http://www.opocznopowiat.pl/ |
Opoczno County (Polish: powiat opoczyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 72 kilometres (45 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Drzewica, lying 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Opoczno.
The county covers an area of 1,038.77 square kilometres (401.1 sq mi). As of 2009 its total population is 78,467, out of which the population of Opoczno is 21,635 (2016), that of Drzewica is 3,913 (2016), and the rural population is 52,006.