Gmina Blachownia Explained

Gmina Blachownia
Other Name:Blachownia Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Częstochowa
Area Total Km2:67.21
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:12935
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:9545
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:3390
Coor Pinpoint:Blachownia
Coordinates:50.7833°N 76°W
Seat:Blachownia
Website:http://gminablachownia.pl/

Gmina Blachownia is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Blachownia, which lies approximately 11km (07miles) west of Częstochowa and 600NaN0 north of the regional capital Katowice.

The gmina covers an area of 67.21km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 12,935.

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Blachownia, Gmina Blachownia contains the villages and settlements of Kolonia Łojki, Konradów, Łojki and Wyrazów.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Blachownia is bordered by the city of Częstochowa and by the gminas of Herby, Konopiska and Wręczyca Wielka.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. 2020-02-14.