Gmina Świerklany

Gmina Świerklany Świerklany Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Jankowice Rybnickie): 50°2′N 18°33′E / 50.033°N 18.550°E / 50.033; 18.550Coordinates: 50°2′N 18°33′E / 50.033°N 18.550°E / 50.033; 18.550
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Rybnik County
Seat	Jankowice Rybnickie
Area
• Total	24.17 km2 (9.33 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	11,347
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Website	http://www.swierklany.info

Gmina Świerklany is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jankowice Rybnickie, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Rybnik and 41 km (25 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. Until 1999 its seat was Świerklany Górne.

The gmina covers an area of 24.17 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi), and as of 2008 its total population is 11,347.

Villages

Gmina Świerklany contains the villages and settlements of Jankowice Rybnickie, Michałkowice (part of Jankowice Rybnickie), Świerklany Dolne ("Lower Świerklany") and Świerklany Górne ("Upper Świerklany").

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Świerklany is bordered by the towns of Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Rybnik and Żory, and by the gminas of Marklowice and Mszana.

References

• Polish official population figures 2008

Gmina Świerklany Seat Jankowice Rybnickie Other villages Michałkowice Świerklany Dolne Świerklany Górne

Rybnik County Seat (not part of the county): Rybnik Urban-rural gmina Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny Rural gminas Gmina Gaszowice Gmina Jejkowice Gmina Lyski Gmina Świerklany