Gmina Poraj | |
Other Name: | Poraj Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Myszków |
Coor Pinpoint: | Poraj |
Coordinates: | 50.6789°N 19.2161°W |
Area Total Km2: | 58.53 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 10902 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Seat: | Poraj |
Website: | http://www.ugporaj.pl |
Gmina Poraj is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Poraj, which lies approximately 13km (08miles) north-west of Myszków and 500NaN0 north of the regional capital Katowice.
The gmina covers an area of 58.53km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 10,902.
Gmina Poraj contains the villages and settlements of Choroń, Choroń-Baranowizna, Choroń-Rajczykowizna, Dębowiec, Gęzyn, Jastrząb, Kuźnica Stara, Kuźnica-Folwark, Masłońskie, Poraj, Pustkowie Gęzyńskie and Żarki-Letnisko.
Gmina Poraj is bordered by the town of Myszków and by the gminas of Kamienica Polska, Koziegłowy, Olsztyn and Żarki.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Poraj is twinned with:[2]