Gmina Łazy

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Gmina Łazy
Łazy Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms of Gmina Łazy
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Łazy): 50°26′N 19°24′E / 50.433, 19.4
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Zawiercie
Seat Łazy
Area
 - Total 132.56 km² (51.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 15,990
 - Density 120.6/km² (312.4/sq mi)
 - Urban 7,139
 - Rural 8,851
Website: http://www.lazy.pl

Gmina Łazy is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Łazy, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Zawiercie and 35 km (22 mi) north-east of the regional capital Katowice.

The gmina covers an area of 132.56 square kilometres (51.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 15,990 (out of which the population of Łazy amounts to 7,139, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,851).

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Łazy is bordered by the towns of Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poręba and Zawiercie, and by the gminas of Klucze, Ogrodzieniec and Siewierz.

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