Gmina Chęciny | |
Other Name: | Chęciny Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Świętokrzyskie |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kielce County |
Area Total Km2: | 127.57 |
Population Total: | 14715 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 4252 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 10463 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Chęciny |
Coordinates: | 50.8028°N 20.4672°W |
Seat: | Chęciny |
Website: | http://www.checiny.pl/ |
Gmina Chęciny is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Chęciny, which lies approximately 14km (09miles) south-west of the regional capital Kielce.
The gmina covers an area of 127.57km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 14,715 (out of which the population of Chęciny amounts to 4,252, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,463).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park.
Apart from the town of Chęciny, Gmina Chęciny contains the villages and settlements of Bolmin, Gościniec, Jedlnica, Korzecko, Lelusin, Lipowica, Łukowa, Miedzianka, Mosty, Ostrów, Podpolichno, Podzamcze Chęcińskie, Polichno, Przymiarki, Radkowice, Siedlce, Skiby, Starochęciny, Tokarnia, Wojkowiec and Wolica.
Gmina Chęciny is bordered by the gminas of Małogoszcz, Morawica, Piekoszów, Sitkówka-Nowiny and Sobków.