Gmina Kolonowskie

Gmina Kolonowskie
Gemeinde Colonnowska

Kolonowskie Commune
Gmina

Coat of arms
Coordinates (Kolonowskie): 50°39′11″N 18°23′20″E / 50.65306°N 18.38889°ECoordinates: 50°39′11″N 18°23′20″E / 50.65306°N 18.38889°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Strzelce
Seat Kolonowskie
Area
  Total 83.61 km2 (32.28 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 6,223
  Density 74/km2 (190/sq mi)
  Urban 3,432
  Rural 2,791
Website http://www.kolonowskie.pl

Gmina Kolonowskie, German Gemeinde Colonnowska is an urban-rural gmina (township) in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in Poland. Its seat is the town of Kolonowskie (Colonnowska), which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Strzelce Opolskie and 33 km (21 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 83.61 square kilometres (32.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,223 (out of which the population of Kolonowskie amounts to 3,432, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,791). Since 2006, the township, like much of the area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages of:

Neighbouring districts

Gmina Kolonowskie is bordered by the gminas of Dobrodzień/Guttentag, Jemielnica/Himmelwitz, Ozimek, Strzelce Opolskie and Zawadzkie.

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