Gmina Poronin

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Gmina Poronin
Poronin Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Poronin): 49°20′40″N20°0′23″E / 49.34444°N 20.00639°E / 49.34444; 20.00639 Coordinates: 49°20′40″N20°0′23″E / 49.34444°N 20.00639°E / 49.34444; 20.00639
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Tatra
Seat Poronin
Area
 • Total 83.55 km2 (32.26 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 10,706
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Website http://www.poronin.pl/

Gmina Poronin is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Poronin, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Zakopane and 80 km (50 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

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".

Tatra County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Tatra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. 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 Zakopane, which lies 85 kilometres (53 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The county takes its name from the Tatra mountain range, which covers most of its territory.

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province, also known as Małopolska Voivodeship or Małopolska Province, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of 15,108 square kilometres (5,833 sq mi), and a population of 3,267,731 (2006).

Contents

The gmina covers an area of 83.55 square kilometres (32.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,706.

Villages

Gmina Poronin contains the villages and settlements of Bustryk, Małe Ciche, Murzasichle, Nowe Bystre, Suche and Ząb.

Bustryk Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Bustryk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poronin, within Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Poronin, 7 km (4 mi) north of Zakopane, and 79 km (49 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Małe Ciche Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Małe Ciche, is a village and a ski resort, in the administrative district of Gmina Poronin, within Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Poronin, 9 km (6 mi) east of Zakopane, and 85 km (53 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Murzasichle Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Murzasichle is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poronin, within Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Poronin, 7 km (4 mi) east of Zakopane, and 84 km (52 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Poronin is bordered by the town of Zakopane and by the gminas of Biały Dunajec, Bukowina Tatrzańska, Czarny Dunajec and Kościelisko.

Zakopane Place in Lesser Poland, Poland

Zakopane is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was part of Nowy Sącz Province; since 1999 it has been part of Lesser Poland Province. As of 2016 its population was 27,424.

Gmina Biały Dunajec is a rural gmina in Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Biały Dunajec, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Zakopane and 77 km (48 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska Gmina in Lesser Poland, Poland

Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska is a rural gmina in Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Bukowina Tatrzańska, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Zakopane and 80 km (50 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

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Nowe Bystre Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

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Suche, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

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