| Gmina Markowa Markowa Commune | |||
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| Coordinates(Markowa): 50°1′13″N22°18′1″E / 50.02028°N 22.30028°E Coordinates: 50°1′13″N22°18′1″E / 50.02028°N 22.30028°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | ||
| County | Łańcut | ||
| Seat | Markowa | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 68.46 km2 (26.43 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011 [1] ) | |||
| • Total | 6,617 | ||
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) | ||
| Website | http://www.markowa.pl | ||
Gmina Markowa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Łańcut County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Markowa, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Łańcut and 22 km (14 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
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".
Łańcut County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern 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 only town is Łańcut, site of the famous Łańcut Castle, lying 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.
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The gmina covers an area of 68.46 square kilometres (26.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,639 (6,617 in 2011).
