Gmina Iwkowa

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Gmina Iwkowa
Iwkowa Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Iwkowa): 49°49′N20°34′E / 49.817°N 20.567°E / 49.817; 20.567 Coordinates: 49°49′N20°34′E / 49.817°N 20.567°E / 49.817; 20.567
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Brzesko
Seat Iwkowa
Area
  Total 47.19 km2 (18.22 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 6,061
  Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Website http://www.iwkowa.pl

Gmina Iwkowa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Iwkowa, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Brzesko and 53 km (33 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina administrative division of Poland

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".

Brzesko County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Brzesko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Brzesko, which lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Czchów, lying 14 km (9 mi) south of Brzesko.

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province, also known as Małopolska Voivodeship or Małopolska Province, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of 15,108 square kilometres (5,833 sq mi), and a population of 3,267,731 (2006).

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The gmina covers an area of 47.19 square kilometres (18.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,061.

Villages

Gmina Iwkowa contains the villages and settlements of Dobrociesz, Drużków Pusty, Iwkowa, Kąty, Połom Mały, Porąbka Iwkowska and Wojakowa.

Dobrociesz Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Dobrociesz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwkowa, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

Drużków Pusty Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Drużków Pusty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwkowa, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Iwkowa, 19 km (12 mi) south of Brzesko, and 57 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Iwkowa Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Iwkowa is a village in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Iwkowa. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Brzesko and 53 km (33 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Neighbouring communes

Gmina Iwkowa is bordered by the gminas of Czchów, Laskowa, Lipnica Murowana and Łososina Dolna.

Gmina Czchów is an urban-rural gmina in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czchów, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Brzesko and 59 km (37 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Laskowa is a rural gmina in Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Laskowa, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Limanowa and 50 km (31 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Lipnica Murowana is a rural gmina in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lipnica Murowana, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-east of Bochnia and 48 km (30 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

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Wojakowa Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

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