| Gmina Małogoszcz Małogoszcz Commune | |||
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| Coordinates(Małogoszcz): 50°48′48″N20°16′6″E / 50.81333°N 20.26833°E Coordinates: 50°48′48″N20°16′6″E / 50.81333°N 20.26833°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie | ||
| County | Jędrzejów | ||
| Seat | Małogoszcz | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 145.37 km2 (56.13 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 11,728 | ||
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 4,022 | ||
| • Rural | 7,815 | ||
| Website | http://www.malogoszcz.pl | ||
Gmina Małogoszcz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Małogoszcz, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Jędrzejów and 26 km (16 mi) west of the regional capital Kielce.
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".
Jędrzejów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-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 Jędrzejów, which lies 36 kilometres (22 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kielce. The county also contains the towns of Sędziszów, lying 18 km (11 mi) west of Jędrzejów, and Małogoszcz, 21 km (13 mi) north of Jędrzejów.
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Świętokrzyskie Province, or Holy Cross Province is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. It is situated in southeastern Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range. Its capital and largest city is Kielce.
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The gmina covers an area of 145.37 square kilometres (56.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,758 (out of which the population of Małogoszcz amounts to 3,943, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,815).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Chęciny-Kielce 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.
Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1996, covering an area of 205.05 square kilometres (79.17 sq mi).
