Gmina Marklowice

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Gmina Marklowice
Marklowice Commune
—  Gmina  —
Flag of Gmina Marklowice
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Coat of arms of Gmina Marklowice
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Marklowice): 50°1′6″N 18°31′29″E / 50.01833, 18.52472
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Wodzisław
Seat Marklowice
Area
 - Total 13.76 km² (5.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 5,137
 - Density 373.3/km² (966.9/sq mi)
Website: http://www.marklowice.pl

Gmina Marklowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Marklowice, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Wodzisław Śląski and 43 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The gmina covers an area of 13.76 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,137.

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Marklowice is bordered by the towns of Radlin, Rybnik and Wodzisław Śląski, and by the gminas of Mszana and Świerklany.

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