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Gmina Dwikozy
__NOTOC__ Gmina Dwikozy is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Dwikozy, which lies approximately north-east of Sandomierz and east of the regional capital Kielce. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 9,087 (8,974 in 2013). Villages Gmina Dwikozy contains the villages and settlements of Bożydar, Buczek, Czermin, Dwikozy, Gałkowice, Gierlachów, Góry Wysokie, Kamień Łukawski, Kępa Chwałowska, Kolonia Gałkowice, Mściów, Nowe Kichary, Nowy Garbów, Nowy Kamień, Romanówka, Rzeczyca Mokra, Rzeczyca Sucha, Słupcza, Stare Kichary, Stary Garbów, Szczytniki, Winiarki and Winiary. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Dwikozy is bordered by the town of Sandomierz and by the gminas of Gorzyce, Obrazów, Ożarów, Radomyśl nad Sanem, Wilczyce and Zawichost. References Polish official population figures 2006 {{Sandomierz Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by a sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |