Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz

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Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz
Nowy Wiśnicz Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Nowy Wiśnicz): 49°55′N 20°27′E / 49.917, 20.45
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Bochnia
Seat Nowy Wiśnicz
Area
 - Total 82.49 km² (31.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 12,895
 - Density 156.3/km² (404.9/sq mi)
 - Urban 2,716
 - Rural 10,179
Website: http://umwisnicz.home.pl/

Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowy Wiśnicz, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Bochnia and 40 km (25 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 82.49 square kilometres (31.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,895 (out of which the population of Nowy Wiśnicz amounts to 2,716, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,179).

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Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz is bordered by the town of Bochnia and by the gminas of Bochnia, Brzesko, Gnojnik, Lipnica Murowana, Trzciana and Żegocina.

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