| Gmina Żyraków Żyraków Commune | ||
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| Gmina | ||
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| Coordinates(Żyraków): 50°5′N21°24′E / 50.083°N 21.400°E Coordinates: 50°5′N21°24′E / 50.083°N 21.400°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | |
| County | Dębica | |
| Seat | Żyraków | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 110.29 km2 (42.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 13,328 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.zyrakow.pl | |
Gmina Żyraków is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Dębica County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Żyraków, which lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Dębica and 44 km (27 mi) west of the regional capital Rzeszów.
The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".
Dębica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Dębica, which lies 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other towns in the county are Pilzno, lying 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Dębica, and Brzostek, 19 km (12 mi) south of Dębica.
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.
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The gmina covers an area of 110.29 square kilometres (42.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,328.
