| Gmina Załuski Załuski Commune | |
|---|---|
| Gmina | |
| Coordinates(Załuski): 52°30′38″N20°31′43″E / 52.51056°N 20.52861°E Coordinates: 52°30′38″N20°31′43″E / 52.51056°N 20.52861°E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Płońsk |
| Seat | Załuski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 111.65 km2 (43.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 [1] ) | |
| • Total | 5,697 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Gmina Załuski is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Załuski, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Płońsk and 46 km (29 mi) north-west 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".
Płońsk County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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. Its administrative seat and largest town is Płońsk, which lies 63 kilometres (39 mi) north-west of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Raciąż, lying 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Płońsk.
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 111.65 square kilometres (43.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,431 (5,697 in 2013).
