Gmina Margonin

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Gmina Margonin
Margonin Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms of Gmina Margonin
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Margonin): 52°58′N 17°5′E / 52.967, 17.083
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Chodzież
Seat Margonin
Area
 - Total 122 km² (47.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 6,414
 - Density 52.6/km² (136.2/sq mi)
 - Urban 2,956
 - Rural 3,458
Website: http://www.margonin.pl/

Gmina Margonin is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Margonin, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Chodzież and 64 km (40 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

The gmina covers an area of 122 square kilometres (47.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,414 (out of which the population of Margonin amounts to 2,956, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,458).

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Margonin is bordered by the gminas of Budzyń, Chodzież, Gołańcz, Szamocin and Wągrowiec.

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