Boguchwała

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Boguchwała

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Boguchwała
Coordinates: 49°59′7″N 21°56′21″E / 49.98528°N 21.93917°E / 49.98528; 21.93917
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
County Rzeszów County
Town rights 2008
Area
  Total 9.13 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 5,535
  Density 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Postal code 36-040
Car plates RZE
Website http://www.boguchwala.pl

Boguchwała [bɔɡuˈxfawa] is a town in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district of Gmina Boguchwała. It was officially granted town status on 1 January 2008. The name of the town means "praise to God".

Boguchwała lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów. Its population is recorded as 5,712 (02.06.2009).[1]

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  1. "Population. Size and structure by territorial division". © 1995-2009 Central Statistical Office 00-925 Warsaw, Al. Niepodległości 208. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-06-22. 

Coordinates: 49°59′7″N 21°56′21″E / 49.98528°N 21.93917°E / 49.98528; 21.93917


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