Gmina Sośnicowice

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Gmina Sośnicowice Sośnicowice Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Sośnicowice): 50°17′0″N 18°32′0″E / 50.28333, 18.53333
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Gliwice County
Seat	Sośnicowice
Area
- Total	116.24 km² (44.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	8,249
- Density	71/km² (183.8/sq mi)
- Urban	1,747
- Rural	6,502
Website: http://www.sosnicowice.pl/

Gmina Sośnicowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Sośnicowice, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Gliwice and 34 km (21 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.

The gmina covers an area of 116.24 square kilometres (44.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,249 (out of which the population of Sośnicowice amounts to 1,747, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,502).

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sośnicowice is bordered by the city of Gliwice and by the gminas of Bierawa, Kuźnia Raciborska, Pilchowice and Rudziniec.

[edit] References

• Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gliwice County Urban gminas: Knurów • Pyskowice Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Sośnicowice • Gmina Toszek  Rural gminas: Gmina Gierałtowice • Gmina Pilchowice • Gmina Rudziniec • Gmina Wielowieś Seat (not part of the county): Gliwice