Gmina Kleszczów Kleszczów Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates (Kleszczów): 51°13′N 19°18′E / 51.217°N 19.300°E / 51.217; 19.300
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
County	Bełchatów
Seat	Kleszczów
Area
• Total	124.82 km2 (48.19 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	4,158
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Website	http://www.kleszczow.pl

Gmina Kleszczów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bełchatów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kleszczów, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Bełchatów and 64 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź.

The gmina covers an area of 124.82 square kilometres (48.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,158.

Kleszczów is probably the wealthiest gmina in Poland (by income from tax). In relation to the poorest it has about 100 times more income. The reason is the presence of the "Bełchatów" coal mine (coal is called "black gold" in Poland, being one of the biggest resources) and Bełchatów Power Station. Because of it, where income from the mine and powerhouse gives 160 mln PLN from taxes, Kleszczów has higher (over a dozen times) tax income per capita than in the state city of Poland - Warsaw about 33560,89 zł per capita (also because of low population). Because of it, in this gmina there are services free for inhabitants: swimming pool, meals and holidays for minors, better roads and free separate private medical service access, which is unusual in Poland.^[1]

Villages

Gmina Kleszczów contains the villages and settlements of Adamów, Antoniówka, Biłgoraj, Bogumiłów, Czyżów, Dąbrowa, Dębina, Faustynów, Kamień, Karolów, Kleszczów, Kocielizna, Kolonia Łuszczanowice, Łękińsko, Łuszczanowice, Piaski, Rogowiec, Słok-Młyn, Stefanowizna, Wola Grzymalina, Wolica and Żłobnica.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kleszczów is bordered by the gminas of Bełchatów, Dobryszyce, Kamieńsk, Kluki, Lgota Wielka, Sulmierzyce and Szczerców.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006