| Gmina Zator Zator Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Zator): 49°59′47″N19°26′17″E / 49.99639°N 19.43806°E Coordinates: 49°59′47″N19°26′17″E / 49.99639°N 19.43806°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | |
| County | Oświęcim | |
| Seat | Zator | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 51.44 km2 (19.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 9,049 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 3,726 | |
| • Rural | 5,323 | |
| Website | http://www.zator.iap.pl | |
Gmina Zator is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Zator, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Oświęcim and 37 km (23 mi) west 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".
Oświęcim 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 Oświęcim, which lies 51 kilometres (32 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków. The county contains four other towns: Kęty, 17 km (11 mi) south of Oświęcim, Brzeszcze, 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Oświęcim, Chełmek, 8 km (5 mi) north of Oświęcim, and Zator, 16 km (10 mi) east of Oświęcim.
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 51.44 square kilometres (19.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,049 (out of which the population of Zator amounts to 3,726, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,323).
