| Gmina Świerklany | |
| Other Name: | Świerklany Commune |
| Settlement Type: | Gmina |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rybnik |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.17 |
| Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
| Population Total: | 12445 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Jankowice Rybnickie |
| Coordinates: | 50.0333°N 51°W |
| Seat: | Jankowice Rybnickie |
| Website: | https://www.swierklany.pl/ |
Gmina Świerklany is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jankowice Rybnickie, which lies approximately 6km (04miles) south of Rybnik and 410NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Katowice. Until 1999 its seat was Świerklany Górne.
The gmina covers an area of 24.17km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 12,445.
Gmina Świerklany contains the villages and settlements of Jankowice Rybnickie, Michałkowice (part of Jankowice Rybnickie), Świerklany Dolne ("Lower Świerklany") and Świerklany Górne ("Upper Świerklany").
Gmina Świerklany is bordered by the towns of Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Rybnik and Żory, and by the gminas of Marklowice and Mszana.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Świerklany is twinned with:[2]
Enying, Hungary