Gmina Marklowice

Gmina Marklowice
Marklowice Commune
Gmina

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Coordinates (Marklowice): 50°1′6″N 18°31′29″E / 50.01833°N 18.52472°ECoordinates: 50°1′6″N 18°31′29″E / 50.01833°N 18.52472°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Wodzisław
Seat Marklowice
Area
  Total 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 5,137
  Density 370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Website http://www.marklowice.pl

Gmina Marklowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Marklowice, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Wodzisław Śląski and 43 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The gmina covers an area of 13.76 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,137.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Marklowice is bordered by the towns of Radlin, Rybnik and Wodzisław Śląski, and by the gminas of Mszana and Świerklany.

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