Gmina Krynica-Zdrój

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Gmina Krynica-Zdrój
Krynica-Zdrój Commune
—  Gmina  —
Flag of Gmina Krynica-Zdrój
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Coat of arms of Gmina Krynica-Zdrój
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Coordinates (Krynica-Zdrój): 49°24′42″N 20°57′18″E / 49.41167, 20.955
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Nowy Sącz County
Seat Krynica-Zdrój
Area
 - Total 145.3 km² (56.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 16,850
 - Density 116/km² (300.4/sq mi)
 - Urban 11,243
 - Rural 5,607
Website: http://www.krynica-zdroj.pl

Gmina Krynica-Zdrój is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the town of Krynica-Zdrój, which lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Nowy Sącz and 103 km (64 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 145.3 square kilometres (56.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 16,850 (out of which the population of Krynica-Zdrój amounts to 11,243, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,607).

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Krynica-Zdrój is bordered by the gminas of Grybów, Łabowa, Muszyna and Uście Gorlickie. It also borders Slovakia.

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