Gmina Pogorzela

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Gmina Pogorzela
Pogorzela Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Pogorzela): 51°49′15″N17°14′5″E / 51.82083°N 17.23472°E / 51.82083; 17.23472 Coordinates: 51°49′15″N17°14′5″E / 51.82083°N 17.23472°E / 51.82083; 17.23472
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Gostyń
Seat Pogorzela
Area
  Total 96.47 km2 (37.25 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 5,157
  Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
   Urban 1,974
  Rural 3,183
Website http://www.pogorzela.pl/

Gmina Pogorzela is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pogorzela, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Gostyń and 68 km (42 mi) south 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".

Gostyń County County in Greater Poland, Poland

Gostyń 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 Gostyń, which lies 59 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Krobia, 11 km (7 mi) south of Gostyń, Poniec, 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Gostyń, Borek Wielkopolski, 17 km (11 mi) east of Gostyń, and Pogorzela, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Gostyń.

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 96.47 square kilometres (37.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,157 (out of which the population of Pogorzela amounts to 1,974, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,183).

Villages

Apart from the town of Pogorzela, Gmina Pogorzela contains the villages and settlements of Bielawy Pogorzelskie, Bułaków, Dobrapomoc, Elżbietków, Głuchów, Głuchówek, Gumienice, Józefów Ochelski, Kaczagórka, Kromolice, Łukaszew, Małgów, Międzyborze, Nowiny, Ochla, Paradów, Stawy, Taczanówko and Wziąchów.

Bielawy Pogorzelskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pogorzela, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.

Bułaków Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Bułaków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pogorzela, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Pogorzela, 21 km (13 mi) east of Gostyń, and 69 km (43 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Dobrapomoc Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Dobrapomoc is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pogorzela, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.Although in the years 1975-1998 Dobrapomoc was administratively in Szkaradowo.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pogorzela is bordered by the gminas of Borek Wielkopolski, Kobylin, Koźmin Wielkopolski, Krotoszyn, Pępowo and Piaski.

Gmina Borek Wielkopolski is an urban-rural gmina in Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Borek Wielkopolski, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Gostyń and 59 km (37 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Kobylin Gmina in Greater Poland, Poland

Gmina Kobylin is an urban-rural gmina in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Kobylin, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Krotoszyn and 81 km (50 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Koźmin Wielkopolski Gmina in Greater Poland, Poland

Gmina Koźmin Wielkopolski is an urban-rural gmina in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Koźmin Wielkopolski, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Krotoszyn and 74 km (46 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

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