Gmina Kościelisko

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Gmina Kościelisko Kościelisko Commune
—  Gmina  —
Image:POL gmina Kościelisko COA.png Coat of arms
Coordinates (Kościelisko): 49°17′27″N 19°53′18″E / 49.29083, 19.88833
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Tatra
Seat	Kościelisko
Area
- Total	136.37 km² (52.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	8,035
- Density	58.9/km² (152.6/sq mi)
Website: http://www.koscielisko.com.pl

Gmina Kościelisko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Kościelisko, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Zakopane and 86 km (53 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 136.37 square kilometres (52.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,035.

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kościelisko is bordered by the town of Zakopane and by the gminas of Czarny Dunajec and Poronin. It also borders Slovakia.

[edit] References

• Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Tatra County Seat: Zakopane (urban gmina) Rural gminas: Gmina Biały Dunajec • Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska • Gmina Kościelisko • Gmina Poronin