Boguchwała

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Boguchwała
Boguchwała (Poland)
Boguchwała
Boguchwała
Coordinates: 49°59′7″N 21°56′21″E / 49.98528, 21.93917
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
County Rzeszów County
Town rights 2008
Area
 - Total 9.13 km² (3.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 5,535
 - Density 606.2/km² (1,570.2/sq mi)
Postal code 36-040
Car plates RZE
Website: http://www.boguchwala.pl

Boguchwała [bɔguˈxfawa] is a town in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district of Gmina Boguchwała. It was officially granted town status on 1 January 2008. The name of the town means "praise to God".

Boguchwała lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów. According to figures for 2006, its population was 5,535.

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Coordinates: 49°59′7, N°21′56