| Gmina Wapno Wapno Commune | ||
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| Gmina | ||
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| Coordinates(Wapno): 52°54′37″N17°28′23″E / 52.91028°N 17.47306°E Coordinates: 52°54′37″N17°28′23″E / 52.91028°N 17.47306°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | |
| County | Wągrowiec | |
| Seat | Wapno | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 44.19 km2 (17.06 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 3,068 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.wapno.pl | |
Gmina Wapno is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wągrowiec County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Wapno, which lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Wągrowiec and 68 km (42 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań.
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".
Wągrowiec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central 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 Wągrowiec, which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Skoki, lying 16 km (10 mi) south of Wągrowiec, and Gołańcz, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Wągrowiec.
Greater Poland Voivodeship, also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Province, or Greater Poland Province, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland or Wielkopolska(
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The gmina covers an area of 44.19 square kilometres (17.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,068.
