Gmina Szczawnica

Gmina Szczawnica Szczawnica Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Szczawnica): 49°25′N 20°29′E / 49.417°N 20.483°E / 49.417; 20.483Coordinates: 49°25′N 20°29′E / 49.417°N 20.483°E / 49.417; 20.483
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Nowy Targ
Seat	Szczawnica
Area
• Total	87.9 km2 (33.9 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,380
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Website	http://www.szczawnica.pl/

Gmina Szczawnica is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, near the border with Slovakia. Its seat is the town of Szczawnica. The gmina covers an area of 87.9 square kilometres (33.9 sq mi) and has a population of 7380.

Until 1 January 2008, Szczawnica was an urban gmina (a town having gmina status). The urban-rural gmina (Gmina Szczawnica) was created when certain settlements which had been within the town's boundaries were designated as villages in their own right. These are Jaworki (including the former villages of Biała Woda and Czarna Woda) and Szlachtowa.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Szczawnica is bordered by Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Gmina Łącko, Gmina Piwniczna-Zdrój, Gmina Rytro and Gmina Stary Sącz.

Gminas of Nowy Targ County Urban gminas Nowy Targ (seat) Urban-rural gminas Gmina Rabka-Zdrój Gmina Szczawnica Rural gminas Gmina Czarny Dunajec Gmina Czorsztyn Gmina Jabłonka Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem Gmina Łapsze Niżne Gmina Lipnica Wielka Gmina Nowy Targ Gmina Ochotnica Dolna Gmina Raba Wyżna Gmina Spytkowice Gmina Szaflary