Gmina Żarów

Gmina Żarów
Żarów Commune
Gmina

Coat of arms
Coordinates (Żarów): 50°56′N 16°29′E / 50.933°N 16.483°ECoordinates: 50°56′N 16°29′E / 50.933°N 16.483°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Świdnica
Seat Żarów
Sołectwos Bożanów, Buków, Gołaszyce, Imbramowice, Kalno, Kruków, Łażany, Marcinowiczki, Mielęcin, Mikoszowa, Mrowiny, Pożarzysko, Przyłęgów, Pyszczyn, Siedlimowice, Wierzbna, Zastruże
Area
  Total 87.98 km2 (33.97 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 12,381
  Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
  Urban 6,902
  Rural 5,479
Website http://www.um.zarow.pl

Gmina Żarów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Żarów, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 87.98 square kilometres (34.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,381 (out of which the population of Żarów amounts to 6,902, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,479).

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Żarów is bordered by the gminas of Jaworzyna Śląska, Kostomłoty, Marcinowice, Mietków, Strzegom, Świdnica and Udanin.

Villages

Apart from the town of Żarów, the gmina contains the villages of Bożanów, Buków, Gołaszyce, Imbramowice, Kalno, Kruków, Łażany, Marcinowiczki, Mielęcin, Mikoszowa, Mrowiny, Pożarzysko, Przyłęgów, Pyszczyn, Siedlimowice, Wierzbna and Zastruże.

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