Gmina Lipowa

Gmina Lipowa
Lipowa Commune
Gmina

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Coordinates (Lipowa): 49°40′44″N 19°6′14″E / 49.67889°N 19.10389°ECoordinates: 49°40′44″N 19°6′14″E / 49.67889°N 19.10389°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Żywiec
Seat Lipowa
Area
  Total 58.08 km2 (22.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 9,681
  Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Website http://www.ug-lipowa.com/

Gmina Lipowa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lipowa, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Żywiec and 64 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The gmina covers an area of 58.08 square kilometres (22.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,681.

Villages

Gmina Lipowa contains the villages and settlements of Leśna, Lipowa, Ostre, Sienna, Słotwina and Twardorzeczka.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lipowa is bordered by the towns of Szczyrk, Wisła and Żywiec, and by the gminas of Buczkowice, Łodygowice and Radziechowy-Wieprz.

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