| Gmina Tuchów Tuchów Commune | |||
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| Coordinates(Tuchów): 49°54′N21°3′E / 49.900°N 21.050°E Coordinates: 49°54′N21°3′E / 49.900°N 21.050°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | ||
| County | Tarnów County | ||
| Seat | Tuchów | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 100.14 km2 (38.66 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 17,654 | ||
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 6,501 | ||
| • Rural | 11,153 | ||
| Website | http://www.tuchow.pl | ||
Gmina Tuchów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Tuchów, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Tarnów and 82 km (51 mi) east 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".
Tarnów 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 is the city of Tarnów, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains seven towns: Tuchów, 16 km (10 mi) south of Tarnów, Żabno, 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Tarnów, Wojnicz, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Tarnów, Radłów, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Tarnów, Ryglice, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Tarnów, Ciężkowice, 26 km (16 mi) south of Tarnów, and Zakliczyn, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Tarnów.
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 100.14 square kilometres (38.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 17,654 (out of which the population of Tuchów amounts to 6,501, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 11,153).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Pasmo Brzanki Landscape Park.
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved.
Pasmo Brzanki Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1995.
