__NOTOC__ Zgierz 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 in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Zgierz, which lies north-west of the regional capital Łódź. The county contains four other towns: Ozorków, lying north-west of Zgierz, Aleksandrów Łódzki, lying south-west of Zgierz, Głowno, north-east of Zgierz, and Stryków, north-east of Zgierz.
The county covers an area of . As of 2016, its total population is 165,206, out of which the population of Zgierz is 56,929, that of Ozorków is 19,809, that of Aleksandrów Łódzki is 21,380, that of Głowno is 14,534, that of Stryków is 3,477, and the rural population is 49,077.
Neighbouring counties Zgierz County is bordered by Łowicz County to the north-east, Brzeziny County to the east, the city of Łódź, Łódź East County and Pabianice County to the south, Poddębice County to the west, and Łęczyca County to the north-west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into nine gminas (three urban, two urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.Central Statistical Office: Area and Population in the Territorial Profile in 2008 (sourced for data on area)
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2016) SeatZgierzurban42.356,929 Gmina Aleksandrów Łódzkiurban-rural115.630,980Aleksandrów ŁódzkiOzorkówurban15.519,809 Głownourban19.814,534 Gmina Zgierzrural199.213,743Zgierz *Gmina Strykówurban-rural157.812,418StrykówGmina Ozorkówrural95.26,942Ozorków *Gmina Parzęczewrural103.85,012ParzęczewGmina Głownorural104.54,839Głowno ** seat not part of the gmina
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