Gmina Tarczyn

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Gmina Tarczyn
Tarczyn Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms of Gmina Tarczyn
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Tarczyn): 51°58′43″N 20°50′1″E / 51.97861, 20.83361
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
County Piaseczno
Seat Tarczyn
Area
 - Total 114.15 km² (44.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 10,522
 - Density 92.2/km² (238.7/sq mi)
 - Urban 3,886
 - Rural 6,636
Website: http://www.tarczyn.pl

Gmina Tarczyn is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Tarczyn, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of Piaseczno and 29 km (18 mi) south-west of Warsaw.

The gmina covers an area of 114.15 square kilometres (44.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,522 (out of which the population of Tarczyn amounts to 3,886, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,636).

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Tarczyn is bordered by the gminas of Grójec, Lesznowola, Nadarzyn, Piaseczno, Pniewy, Prażmów and Żabia Wola.

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