Gmina Sułkowice

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Gmina Sułkowice
Sułkowice Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Sułkowice): 49°50′16″N19°47′44″E / 49.83778°N 19.79556°E / 49.83778; 19.79556 Coordinates: 49°50′16″N19°47′44″E / 49.83778°N 19.79556°E / 49.83778; 19.79556
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Myślenice
Seat Sułkowice
Area
  Total 60.53 km2 (23.37 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 13,784
  Density 230/km2 (590/sq mi)
   Urban 6,305
  Rural 7,479
Website http://www.sulkowice.pl

Gmina Sułkowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Sułkowice, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Myślenice and 27 km (17 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".

Myślenice County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

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 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).

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The gmina covers an area of 60.53 square kilometres (23.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,784 (out of which the population of Sułkowice amounts to 6,305, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,479).

Villages

Apart from the town of Sułkowice, Gmina Sułkowice contains the villages and settlements of Biertowice, Harbutowice, Krzywaczka and Rudnik.

Biertowice Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Biertowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sułkowice, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Sułkowice, 12 km (7 mi) north-west of Myślenice, and 23 km (14 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Harbutowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Harbutowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sułkowice, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Sułkowice, 11 km (7 mi) west of Myślenice, and 30 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Krzywaczka Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Krzywaczka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sułkowice, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Sułkowice, 10 km (6 mi) north-west of Myślenice, and 22 km (14 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sułkowice is bordered by the gminas of Budzów, Lanckorona, Myślenice, Pcim and Skawina.

Gmina Budzów is a rural gmina in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Budzów, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Sucha Beskidzka and 37 km (23 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

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Gmina Myślenice is an urban-rural gmina in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Myślenice, which lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

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