| Gmina Blachownia Blachownia Commune |
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| Coordinates (Blachownia): | |||
| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | Częstochowa County | ||
| Seat | Blachownia | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 67.21 km2 (25.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 13,329 | ||
| • Density | 198.3/km2 (513.6/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 9,863 | ||
| • Rural | 3,466 | ||
| Website | http://www.blachownia.com.pl/ | ||
Gmina Blachownia is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Blachownia, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Częstochowa and 60 km (37 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.
The gmina covers an area of 67.21 square kilometres (25.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,329 (out of which the population of Blachownia amounts to 9,863, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,466).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park.
Apart from the town of Blachownia, Gmina Blachownia contains the villages and settlements of Kolonia Łojki, Konradów, Łojki and Wyrazów.
Gmina Blachownia is bordered by the city of Częstochowa and by the gminas of Herby, Konopiska and Wręczyca Wielka.
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