Gmina Alwernia

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Gmina Alwernia
Alwernia Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms of Gmina Alwernia
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Alwernia): 50°4′N 19°31′E / 50.067, 19.517
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Chrzanów
Seat Alwernia
Area
 - Total 75.27 km² (29.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 12,689
 - Density 168.6/km² (436.6/sq mi)
 - Urban 3,406
 - Rural 9,283
Website: http://www.alwernia.pl/

Gmina Alwernia is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Alwernia, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Chrzanów and 31 km (19 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 75.27 square kilometres (29.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,689 (out of which the population of Alwernia amounts to 3,406, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,283).

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Alwernia is bordered by the gminas of Babice, Chrzanów, Czernichów, Krzeszowice, Spytkowice, Trzebinia and Zator.

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