| Gmina Kostomłoty | |
| Other Name: | Kostomłoty Commune |
| Settlement Type: | Gmina |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Środa Śląska |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Kostomłoty |
| Coordinates: | 51.05°N 53°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 146.25 |
| Population As Of: | 2021[1] |
| Population Total: | 6996 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Seat: | Kostomłoty |
| Website: | http://www.kostomloty.pl |
Gmina Kostomłoty is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Kostomłoty, which lies approximately 12km (07miles) south of Środa Śląska and 310NaN0 west of the regional capital Wrocław. It is part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area.
In 2021 the population of the gmina was 6996 individuals, out of which 3473 were men and 3523 were women.[2] Since the 2011 Polish census the population has decreased by about 2.3%. The unemployment rate in the gmina is 4.4%. The amount of seniors is about 19.9%, which is slightly lower than the average for Poland. The gmina has a very low amount of foreigners: less than 1% of the population is of a different citizenship than Polish, and about a percent has been born outside of Poland.
The gmina covers an area of 146.25km2, out of which 88% is farmland, and 4% is forests, which are mostly concentrated in the south of it, in the valley of Strzegomka. The gmina makes up about 20% of the area of the county.
Gmina Kostomłoty is bordered by the gminas of Kąty Wrocławskie, Miękinia, Mietków, Środa Śląska, Udanin and Żarów.
The gmina contains the villages of Bogdanów, Budziszów, Chmielów, Czechy, Godków, Jakubkowice, Jarząbkowice, Jenkowice, Karczyce, Kostomłoty, Lisowice, Mieczków, Osieczna, Osiek, Paździorno, Piersno, Piotrowice, Pustynka, Ramułtowice, Samborz, Samsonowice, Siemidrożyce, Sikorzyce, Sobkowice, Świdnica Polska, Szymanowice, Wichrów, Wilków Średzki, Wnorów and Zabłoto.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Kostomłoty is twinned with:[3]
Sierentz, France