Gmina Branice

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Gmina Branice
Branice Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coordinates (Branice): 50°3′5″N 17°47′41″E / 50.05139, 17.79472
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Głubczyce
Seat Branice
Area
 - Total 121.87 km² (47.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 7,728
 - Density 63.4/km² (164.2/sq mi)
Website: http://www.branice.pl

Gmina Branice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the village of Branice, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Głubczyce and 69 km (43 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 121.87 square kilometres (47.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,728.

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Branice is bordered by the gminas of Głubczyce and Kietrz. It also borders the Czech Republic.

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