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Gmina Poniec is an urban-rural
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 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Gostyń County
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Gostyń County ( pl, powiat gostyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local gover ...
,
Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. Its seat is the town of
Poniec
Poniec (german: Punitz) is a town in western Poland, situated in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The town has about 3,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of Gmina Poniec (commune) in Gostyń County.
History
Poniec dates back ...
, which lies approximately south-west of
Gostyń and south of the regional capital
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,866 (out of which the population of Poniec amounts to 2,875, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,991).
Villages
Apart from the town of Poniec, Gmina Poniec contains the villages and settlements of
Bączylas,
Bogdanki,
Czarkowo,
Drzewce,
Dzięczyna,
Dzięczynka,
Franciszkowo,
Grodzisko,
Janiszewo,
Kopanie,
Łęka Mała,
Maciejewo,
Miechcin
Miechcin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poniec, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Poniec, south-west of Gostyń, and south of the regional capital Pozn ...
,
Rokosowo
Rokosowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poniec, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Poniec, south-west of Gostyń, and south of the regional capit ...
,
Sarbinowo,
Śmiłowo,
Szurkowo,
Teodozewo
Teodozewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poniec, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Poniec, south-west of Gostyń, and south of the regional capit ...
,
Waszkowo
Waszkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poniec, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Poniec, south-west of Gostyń, and south of the regional capital Pozn ...
,
Włostki
Włostki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Poniec, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo wielkopolskie; ), also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Pr ...
,
Wydawy,
Zawada and
Żytowiecko.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Poniec is bordered by the gminas of
Bojanowo,
Gostyń,
Krobia
Krobia (german: Kröben) is a town situated in the western part of Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship. Center of small folklore region - Biskupizna.
History
Within the Kingdom of Poland, Krobia was a private church town, administratively l ...
,
Krzemieniewo,
Miejska Górka
Miejska Górka (german: Görchen) is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. With 3,121 inhabitants (2005), it lies approximately north-east of Rawicz and south of the regional capital Poznań
Poznań () is a city on ...
and
Rydzyna
Rydzyna (pronounced , german: Reisen) is a historic town in western Poland, located in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, 10 km south of Leszno, in the Leszno County, close to the main Poznań - Wrocław highway S5.
The ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Poniec
Poniec (german: Punitz) is a town in western Poland, situated in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The town has about 3,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of Gmina Poniec (commune) in Gostyń County.
History
Poniec dates back ...
Gostyń County