Gmina Kawęczyn

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Gmina Kawęczyn
Kawęczyn Commune
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Coordinates(Kawęczyn): 51°54′9″N18°31′50″E / 51.90250°N 18.53056°E / 51.90250; 18.53056 Coordinates: 51°54′9″N18°31′50″E / 51.90250°N 18.53056°E / 51.90250; 18.53056
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Turek
Seat Kawęczyn
Area
  Total 101.06 km2 (39.02 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 5,304
  Density 52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Website http://www.kaweczyn.pl/

Gmina Kawęczyn is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kawęczyn, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Turek and 124 km (77 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

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".

Turek County County in Greater Poland, Poland

Turek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central 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 Turek, which lies 117 kilometres (73 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Tuliszków, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Turek, and Dobra, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Turek.

Greater Poland Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Greater Poland Voivodeship, also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Province, or Greater Poland Province, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland or Wielkopolska(listen). The modern province includes most of this historic region, except for some south-western parts.

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The gmina covers an area of 101.06 square kilometres (39.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,304.

Villages

Gmina Kawęczyn contains the villages and settlements of Będziechów, Chocim, Ciemień, Dzierzbotki, Dziewiątka, Głuchów, Kawęczyn, Kowale Pańskie, Kowale Pańskie-Kolonia, Leśnictwo, Marcinów, Marcjanów, Marianów, Marianów-Kolonia, Milejów, Młodzianów, Nowy Czachulec, Nowy Świat, Okręglica, Siedliska, Skarżyn, Stanisława, Tokary Drugie, Tokary Pierwsze, Wojciechów and Żdżary.

Będziechów Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Będziechów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kawęczyn, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Kawęczyn, 16 km (10 mi) south of Turek, and 120 km (75 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Chocim, Greater Poland Voivodeship Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Chocim is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kawęczyn, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Kawęczyn, 19 km (12 mi) south of Turek, and 127 km (79 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Ciemień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kawęczyn, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kawęczyn is bordered by the gminas of Ceków-Kolonia, Dobra, Goszczanów, Lisków, Malanów, Przykona and Turek.

Gmina Ceków-Kolonia Gmina in Greater Poland, Poland

Gmina Ceków-Kolonia is a rural gmina in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Ceków-Kolonia, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-east of Kalisz and 111 km (69 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Dobra, Greater Poland Voivodeship Gmina in Greater Poland, Poland

Gmina Dobra is an urban-rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Dobra, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Turek and 128 km (80 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Goszczanów is a rural gmina in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Goszczanów, which lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of Sieradz and 67 km (42 mi) west of the regional capital Łódź.

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Tokary Drugie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kawęczyn, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Kawęczyn, 16 km (10 mi) south of Turek, and 124 km (77 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Tokary Pierwsze Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Tokary Pierwsze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kawęczyn, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Kawęczyn, 17 km (11 mi) south of Turek, and 126 km (78 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

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