Gmina Paczków

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Gmina Paczków
Paczków Commune
—  Gmina  —
Flag of Gmina Paczków
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Coat of arms of Gmina Paczków
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Coordinates (Paczków): 50°27′N 17°0′E / 50.45, 17
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Nysa
Seat Paczków
Area
 - Total 79.7 km² (30.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 13,743
 - Density 172.4/km² (446.6/sq mi)
 - Urban 8,147
 - Rural 5,596
Website: http://www.paczkow.pl

Gmina Paczków is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the town of Paczków, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Nysa and 71 km (44 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 79.7 square kilometres (30.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,743 (out of which the population of Paczków amounts to 8,147, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,596).

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Paczków is bordered by the gminas of Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, Otmuchów, Ziębice and Złoty Stok. It also borders the Czech Republic.

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