Gmina Łapsze Niżne | |
Other Name: | Łapsze Niżne Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Poland |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Nowy Targ |
Area Total Km2: | 124.79 |
Population Total: | 8785 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coor Pinpoint: | Łapsze Niżne |
Coordinates: | 49.4°N 35°W |
Seat: | Łapsze Niżne |
Website: | http://www.lapszenizne.pl |
Gmina Łapsze Niżne is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Łapsze Niżne, which lies approximately 19km (12miles) south-east of Nowy Targ and 770NaN0 south of the regional capital Kraków.
The gmina covers an area of 124.79km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 8,785.
Gmina Łapsze Niżne contains the villages and settlements of Falsztyn, Frydman, Kacwin, Łapszanka, Łapsze Niżne, Łapsze Wyżne, Niedzica and Trybsz.
Gmina Łapsze Niżne is bordered by the gminas of Bukowina Tatrzańska, Czorsztyn and Nowy Targ. It also borders Slovakia.