Gmina Stary Sącz Explained

Gmina Stary Sącz
Other Name:Stary Sącz Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nowy Sącz County
Area Total Km2:102.41
Population Total:22206
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:8987
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:13219
Coor Pinpoint:Stary Sącz
Coordinates:49.5625°N 20.6364°W
Seat:Stary Sącz
Website:http://www.stary.sacz.pl

Gmina Stary Sącz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Stary Sącz, which lies approximately 9km (06miles) south-west of Nowy Sącz and 750NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 102.41km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 22,206 (of which the population of Stary Sącz amounts to 8,987, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 13,219).

Villages

Apart from the town of Stary Sącz, Gmina Stary Sącz contains the villages and settlements of Barcice Dolne, Barcice Górne, Gaboń, Gaboń-Praczka, Gołkowice Dolne, Gołkowice Górne, Łazy Biegonickie, Mostki, Moszczenica Niżna, Moszczenica Wyżna, Myślec, Popowice, Przysietnica, Skrudzina and Wola Krogulecka.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Stary Sącz is bordered by the towns of Nowy Sącz and Szczawnica, and by the gminas of Łącko, Nawojowa, Podegrodzie and Rytro.

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