Gmina Wieliczka

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Gmina Wieliczka
Wieliczka Commune
Gmina

Coat of arms
Coordinates (Wieliczka): 49°59′22″N 20°3′58″E / 49.98944°N 20.06611°E / 49.98944; 20.06611Coordinates: 49°59′22″N 20°3′58″E / 49.98944°N 20.06611°E / 49.98944; 20.06611
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Wieliczka
Seat Wieliczka
Area
  Total 100.1 km2 (38.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 48,254
  Density 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
  Urban 19,133
  Rural 29,121
Website http://www.wieliczka.gmina.com/

Gmina Wieliczka is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wieliczka, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 100.1 square kilometres (38.6 sq mi), and as of 2006, its total population is 48,254 (out of which the population of Wieliczka amounts to 19,133, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 29,121).

Villages

Apart from the town of Wieliczka, Gmina Wieliczka contains the villages and settlements of Brzegi, Byszyce, Chorągwica, Czarnochowice, Dobranowice, Golkowice, Gorzków, Grabie, Grabówki, Grajów, Jankówka, Janowice, Kokotów, Koźmice Małe, Koźmice Wielkie, Lednica Górna, Mała Wieś, Mietniów, Pawlikowice, Podstolice, Raciborsko, Rożnowa, Siercza, Śledziejowice, Strumiany, Sułków, Sygneczów, Węgrzce Wielkie and Zabawa.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wieliczka is bordered by the city of Kraków and by the gminas of Biskupice, Dobczyce, Gdów, Niepołomice, Siepraw and Świątniki Górne.

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