Gmina Police

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Gmina Police
Police Commune
Coordinates(Police): 53°32′N14°34′E / 53.533°N 14.567°E / 53.533; 14.567 Coordinates: 53°32′N14°34′E / 53.533°N 14.567°E / 53.533; 14.567
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Police
Seat Police
Area
  Total251.42 km2 (97.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total41,417
  Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
   Urban
34,284
  Rural
7,133
Website http://www.police.pl/

Gmina Police is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the town of Police, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.

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The gmina covers an area of 251.42 square kilometres (97.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 41,417 (out of which the population of Police amounts to 34,284, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,133).

Villages

Apart from the town of Police, Gmina Police contains the villages and settlements of Bartoszewo, Dębostrów, Dobieszczyn, Drogoradz, Gunice, Karpin, Leśno Górne, Mazańczyce, Niekłończyca, Nowa Jasienica, Pienice, Pilchowo, Podbrzezie, Poddymin, Przęsocin, Siedlice, Sierakowo, Stare Leśno, Stary Dębostrów, Tanowo, Tatynia, Trzebież, Trzeszczyn, Turznica, Uniemyśl, Węgornik, Wieńkowo, Witorza, Zalesie and Żółtew.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Police is bordered by the city of Szczecin and by the gminas of Dobra, Goleniów, Nowe Warpno and Stepnica. It also borders Germany.

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