| Gmina Siepraw Siepraw Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Siepraw): 49°55′N19°59′E / 49.917°N 19.983°E Coordinates: 49°55′N19°59′E / 49.917°N 19.983°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | |
| County | Myślenice | |
| Seat | Siepraw | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31.92 km2 (12.32 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 7,809 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.siepraw.pl | |
Gmina Siepraw is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Siepraw, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Myślenice and 17 km (11 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.
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".
Myślenice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern 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 Myślenice, which lies 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Sułkowice, lying 10 km (6 mi) west of Myślenice, and Dobczyce, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Myślenice.
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).
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The gmina covers an area of 31.92 square kilometres (12.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,809.
