| Gmina Rudnik nad Sanem Rudnik nad Sanem Commune | ||
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| Gmina | ||
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| Coordinates(Rudnik nad Sanem): 50°26′38″N22°14′27″E / 50.44389°N 22.24083°E Coordinates: 50°26′38″N22°14′27″E / 50.44389°N 22.24083°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | |
| County | Nisko | |
| Seat | Rudnik nad Sanem | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 78.71 km2 (30.39 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013) | ||
| • Total | 10,320 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 6,858 | |
| • Rural | 3,462 | |
| Website | http://www.rudnik.pl/ | |
Gmina Rudnik nad Sanem is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nisko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Rudnik nad Sanem, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Nisko and 49 km (30 mi) north 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".
Nisko 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 largest town is Nisko, which lies 57 kilometres (35 mi) north of the regional capital Rzeszów. The county also contains the towns of Rudnik nad Sanem, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Nisko, and Ulanów, 11 km (7 mi) east of Nisko.
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 78.71 square kilometres (30.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,124 (out of which the population of Rudnik nad Sanem amounts to 6,744, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,380).
