Gmina Walim

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Gmina Walim
Walim Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms of Gmina Walim
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Walim): 50°41′53″N 16°26′42″E / 50.69806, 16.445
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Seat Walim
Sołectwos Dziećmorowice, Glinno, Jugowice, Michałkowa, Niedźwiedzice, Olszyniec, Podlesie, Rzeczka, Walim, Zagórze Śląskie
Area
 - Total 78.75 km² (30.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 5,698
 - Density 72.4/km² (187.4/sq mi)
Website: http://www.walim.pl

Gmina Walim is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Walim, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Wałbrzych, and 64 kilometres (40 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 78.75 square kilometres (30.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,698.

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Walim is bordered by the towns of Jedlina-Zdrój, Pieszyce and Wałbrzych, and the gminas of Głuszyca, Nowa Ruda and Świdnica.

[edit] Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Dziećmorowice, Glinno, Jugowice, Michałkowa, Niedźwiedzice, Olszyniec, Podlesie, Rzeczka, Walim and Zagórze Śląskie.

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