| Gmina Kowiesy Kowiesy Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Kowiesy): 51°53′24″N20°25′20″E / 51.89000°N 20.42222°E Coordinates: 51°53′24″N20°25′20″E / 51.89000°N 20.42222°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Łódź | |
| County | Skierniewice County | |
| Seat | Kowiesy | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 85.63 km2 (33.06 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 3,035 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (92/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.kowiesy.pl | |
Gmina Kowiesy is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Skierniewice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kowiesy, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Skierniewice and 67 km (42 mi) east of the regional capital Łódź.
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".
Skierniewice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, 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 is the city of Skierniewice, although the city is not part of the county ; there are no towns within the county.
Łódź Voivodeship is a province (voivodeship) in central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Łódź Voivodeship (1975–1999) and the Sieradz, Piotrków Trybunalski and Skierniewice Voivodeships and part of Płock Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after its capital and largest city, Łódź, pronounced.
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The gmina covers an area of 85.63 square kilometres (33.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,035.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Bolimów Landscape Park.
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved.
Bolimów Landscape Park is a protected area in central Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of 231.3 square kilometres (89.3 sq mi).
