| Gmina Iłowa Iłowa Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Iłowa): 51°30′7″N15°12′21″E / 51.50194°N 15.20583°E Coordinates: 51°30′7″N15°12′21″E / 51.50194°N 15.20583°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz | |
| County | Żagań | |
| Seat | Iłowa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 153.05 km2 (59.09 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 7,111 | |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 3,975 | |
| • Rural | 3,136 | |
| Website | http://www.ilowa.pl | |
Gmina Iłowa is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Iłowa, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Żagań and 53 km (33 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra.
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".
Żagań County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western 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 Żagań, which lies 39 km (24 mi) south of Zielona Góra and 124 km (77 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains four other towns: Szprotawa, lying 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Żagań, Iłowa, lying 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Żagań, Małomice, lying 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Żagań, and Gozdnica, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Żagań.
Lubusz Voivodeship, or Lubusz Province, is a voivodeship (province) in western Poland.
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The gmina covers an area of 153.05 square kilometres (59.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,111 (out of which the population of Iłowa amounts to 3,975, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,136).
