Gmina Murowana Goślina

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Gmina Murowana Goślina
Murowana Goślina Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms of Gmina Murowana Goślina
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Murowana Goślina): 52°34′N 17°1′E / 52.567, 17.017
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Poznań County
Seat Murowana Goślina
Area
 - Total 172.08 km² (66.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 15,766
 - Density 91.6/km² (237.3/sq mi)
 - Urban 10,140
 - Rural 5,626
Website: http://www.murowana-goslina.pl

Gmina Murowana Goślina is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Murowana Goślina, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina consists of Murowana Goślina and the countryside and villages mainly to the north and east of that town. Much of the eastern part of the gmina is covered by the forests of the Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park.

The gmina covers an area of 172.08 square kilometres (66.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 15,766 (out of which the population of Murowana Goślina amounts to 10,140, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,626).

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Clockwise from the north, Gmina Murowana Goślina is bordered by the following districts: Gmina Oborniki, Gmina Rogoźno, Gmina Skoki, Gmina Kiszkowo, Gmina Pobiedziska, Gmina Czerwonak and Gmina Suchy Las (although in the last case the border runs along the river Warta and has no crossing points).

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