Gmina Wadowice Explained

Gmina Wadowice
Other Name:Wadowice Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wadowice
Area Total Km2:113
Population Total:37481
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:19149
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:18332
Coor Pinpoint:Wadowice
Coordinates:49.8833°N 49°W
Seat:Wadowice
Website:http://www.wadowice.pl/

Gmina Wadowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wadowice, which lies approximately 38km (24miles) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 113km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 37,481 (of which the population of Wadowice is 19,149, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 18,332).

Villages

Apart from the town of Wadowice, Gmina Wadowice contains the villages and settlements of Babica, Barwałd Dolny, Chocznia, Gorzeń Dolny, Gorzeń Górny, Jaroszowice, Kaczyna, Klecza Dolna, Klecza Górna, Ponikiew, Ponikiew-Chobot, Roków, Stanisław Górny, Wysoka and Zawadka.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wadowice is bordered by the gminas of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Mucharz, Stryszów, Tomice, Wieprz and Zembrzyce.

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