Gmina Opalenica Explained

Gmina Opalenica
Other Name:Opalenica Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Coordinates:52.3078°N 16.4136°W
Coor Pinpoint:Opalenica
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nowy Tomyśl
Seat:Opalenica
Total Type:Total
Area Total Km2:147.69
Population Total:15588
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:9104
Population Rural:6484-->
Population Total:16098
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:9457
Population Rural:6641[1]
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:PNT

Gmina Opalenica is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Opalenica, which lies approximately 20km (10miles) east of Nowy Tomyśl and 360NaN0 west of the regional capital Poznań.

The gmina covers an area of 147.69km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 15,588 (out of which the population of Opalenica amounts to 9,104, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,484).

Villages

Apart from the town of Opalenica, Gmina Opalenica contains the villages and settlements of Dakowy Mokre, Drapak, Jastrzębniki, Kopanki, Kozłowo, Łagwy, Łęczyce, Niegolewo, Porażyn, Porażyn-Dworzec, Porażyn-Ośrodek, Porażyn-Tartak, Rudniki, Sielinko, Sielinko-Osada, Stary Bukowiec, Terespotockie, Troszczyn, Urbanowo, Uścięcice and Wojnowice.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Opalenica is bordered by the gminas of Buk, Duszniki, Granowo, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Kuślin and Nowy Tomyśl.

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Notes and References

  1. http://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/ Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2012