Gmina Opalenica

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Gmina Opalenica
Opalenica Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms of Gmina Opalenica
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Opalenica): 52°18′28″N 16°24′49″E / 52.30778, 16.41361
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Nowy Tomyśl
Seat Opalenica
Area
 - Total 147.69 km² (57 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 15,588
 - Density 105.5/km² (273.4/sq mi)
 - Urban 9,104
 - Rural 6,484
Website: http://www.opalenica.pl/index.php

Gmina Opalenica is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Opalenica, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Nowy Tomyśl and 36 km (22 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.

The gmina covers an area of 147.69 square kilometres (57.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 15,588 (out of which the population of Opalenica amounts to 9,104, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,484).

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Opalenica is bordered by the gminas of Buk, Duszniki, Granowo, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Kuślin and Nowy Tomyśl.

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