Gmina Kietrz

Gmina Kietrz
Kietrz Commune
Gmina

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Coordinates (Kietrz): 50°4′45″N 18°0′32″E / 50.07917°N 18.00889°ECoordinates: 50°4′45″N 18°0′32″E / 50.07917°N 18.00889°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Głubczyce
Seat Kietrz
Area
 • Total 139.93 km2 (54.03 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 11,838
 • Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban 6,365
 • Rural 5,473
Website http://www.kietrz.pl

Gmina Kietrz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the town of Kietrz, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Głubczyce and 66 km (41 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 139.93 square kilometres (54.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,838 (of which the population of Kietrz is 6,365, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,473).

Location

Gmina Kietrz is bordered by the gminas of Baborów, Branice, Głubczyce and Pietrowice Wielkie. It also borders the Czech Republic.

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