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| Gmina Świątniki Górne Świątniki Górne Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Świątniki Górne): 49°56′N19°57′E / 49.933°N 19.950°E Coordinates: 49°56′N19°57′E / 49.933°N 19.950°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | |
| County | Kraków County | |
| Seat | Świątniki Górne | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20.17 km2 (7.79 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 8,619 | |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,101 | |
| • Rural | 6,518 | |
| Website | http://www.swiatniki-gorne.pl/ | |
Gmina Świątniki Górne is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Świątniki Górne, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south 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".
Kraków 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 Kraków, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains five towns: Skawina, 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Kraków, Krzeszowice, 24 km (15 mi) west of Kraków, Słomniki, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Kraków, Skała, 20 km (12 mi) north of Kraków, and Świątniki Górne, 15 km (9 mi) south of Kraków.
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 20.17 square kilometres (7.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,619 (out of which the population of Świątniki Górne amounts to 2,101, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,518).
