Gmina Kościelisko

Gmina Kościelisko
Kościelisko Commune
Gmina

Coat of arms
Coordinates (Kościelisko): 49°17′27″N 19°53′18″E / 49.29083°N 19.88833°E / 49.29083; 19.88833Coordinates: 49°17′27″N 19°53′18″E / 49.29083°N 19.88833°E / 49.29083; 19.88833
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Tatra
Seat Kościelisko
Area
  Total 136.37 km2 (52.65 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 8,035
  Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Website http://www.koscielisko.com.pl

Gmina Kościelisko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Kościelisko, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Zakopane and 86 km (53 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 136.37 square kilometres (52.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,035.

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Dzianisz, Kościelisko and Witów.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kościelisko is bordered by the town of Zakopane and by the gminas of Czarny Dunajec and Poronin. It also borders Slovakia.

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