| Gmina Sicienko Sicienko Commune | |
|---|---|
| Gmina | |
 Location within the county | |
| Coordinates(Sicienko): 53°12′N17°48′E / 53.200°N 17.800°E Coordinates: 53°12′N17°48′E / 53.200°N 17.800°E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Bydgoszcz County |
| Seat | Sicienko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 179.46 km2 (69.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 8,987 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.sicienko.pl |
Gmina Sicienko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sicienko, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz.
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".
Bydgoszcz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bydgoszcz, although the city is not part of the county. The only towns in Bydgoszcz County are Solec Kujawski, which lies 17 km (11 mi) east of Bydgoszcz, and Koronowo, 23 km (14 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as Cuiavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or simply Kujawsko-Pomorskie, or Kujawy-Pomerania Province, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. It is situated in mid-northern Poland, on the boundary between the two historic regions from which it takes its name: Kuyavia and Pomerania. Its two chief cities, serving as the province's joint capitals, are Bydgoszcz and Toruń.
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The gmina covers an area of 179.46 square kilometres (69.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,987.
