Gmina Mszana Dolna

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Gmina Mszana Dolna
Mszana Dolna Commune
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Coordinates(Mszana Dolna): 49°40′N20°4′E / 49.667°N 20.067°E / 49.667; 20.067
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Limanowa
Seat Mszana Dolna
Area
  Total169.83 km2 (65.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total16,451
  Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Website http://www.mszana.pl/

Gmina Mszana Dolna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Mszana Dolna, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

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The gmina covers an area of 169.83 square kilometres (65.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 16,451.

Villages

Gmina Mszana Dolna contains the villages and settlements of Glisne, Kasina Wielka, Kasinka Mała, Łętowe, Łostówka, Lubomierz, Mszana Górna, Olszówka  [ pl ] and Raba Niżna.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Mszana Dolna is bordered by the town of Mszana Dolna and by the gminas of Dobra, Kamienica, Lubień, Niedźwiedź, Pcim, Rabka-Zdrój and Wiśniowa.

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