| Gmina Strachówka Strachówka Commune | |
|---|---|
| Gmina | |
  Gmina Strachówka | |
| Coordinates(Strachówka): 52°26′N21°39′E / 52.433°N 21.650°E Coordinates: 52°26′N21°39′E / 52.433°N 21.650°E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Wołomin |
| Seat | Strachówka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 107.7 km2 (41.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 2,816 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
Gmina Strachówka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Strachówka, which lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Wołomin and 51 km (32 mi) north-east of Warsaw.
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".
Wołomin County is a territorial and administrative division in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The administrative seat of the county and also its largest town is Wołomin, which lies 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Warsaw. The county contains six other towns: Ząbki, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Wołomin, Marki, 10 km (6 mi) west of Wołomin, Kobyłka, 3 km (2 mi) south-west of Wołomin, Zielonka, 8 km (5 mi) south-west of Wołomin, Radzymin, 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Wołomin, and Tłuszcz, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Wołomin.
Mazovian Voivodeship or Mazovia Province is the largest and most populous of the 16 Polish provinces, or voivodeships, created in 1999. It occupies 35,579 square kilometres (13,737 sq mi) of east-central Poland, and has 5,324,500 inhabitants. Its principal cities are Warsaw in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (226,000) in the south, Płock (127,000) in the west, Siedlce (77,000) in the east, and Ostrołęka (55,000) in the north. The capital of the voivodeship is the national capital, Warsaw.
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The gmina covers an area of 107.7 square kilometres (41.6 sq mi), and as of 2014 its total population is 2,816.
