Gmina Gilowice | |
Other Name: | Gilowice Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Żywiec |
Coor Pinpoint: | Gilowice |
Coordinates: | 49.7°N 37°W |
Area Total Km2: | 28.15 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 6242 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Seat: | Gilowice |
Website: | http://www.gilowice.pl/ |
Gmina Gilowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gilowice, which lies approximately 7km (04miles) east of Żywiec and 650NaN0 south of the regional capital Katowice. Its only other village having sołectwo status is Rychwałd.
The gmina covers an area of 28.15km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 6,242.
Gmina Gilowice is bordered by the town of Żywiec and by the gminas of Łękawica, Ślemień and Świnna.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Gilowice is twinned with:[2]