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Gmina Tuchów 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
Tarnów County,
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of
3,404,863 (2019).
It was created on 1 ...
, in southern
Poland. Its seat is the town of
Tuchów, which lies approximately south of
Tarnów and east of the regional capital
Kraków.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 17,654 (out of which the population of Tuchów amounts to 6,501, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 11,153).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Pasmo Brzanki Landscape Park
Pasmo Brzanki Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Pasma Brzanki'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in southern Poland, established in 1995.
The Park is shared between two voivodeships: Lesser Poland Voivodeship and Subcarpathian Voivodesh ...
.
Villages
Apart from the town of Tuchów, Gmina Tuchów contains the villages and settlements of
Buchcice,
Burzyn
Burzyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jedwabne, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Jedwabne, north-east of Łomża, and west of the regional capital Bia ...
,
Dąbrówka Tuchowska,
Jodłówka Tuchowska,
Karwodrza,
Łowczów,
Lubaszowa,
Meszna Opacka,
Piotrkowice,
Siedliska,
Trzemeszna
Trzemeszna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuchów, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Tuchów, south-east of Tarnów, and east of the regional capital Krak ...
and
Zabłędza
Zabłędza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuchów, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Tuchów, south-east of Tarnów, and east of the regional capital Krak ...
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Tuchów is bordered by the gminas of
Gromnik,
Pleśna,
Ryglice,
Rzepiennik Strzyżewski
Rzepiennik Strzyżewski is a village in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Rzepiennik Strzyżewski. It lies approximately south of Tarnów and eas ...
,
Skrzyszów,
Szerzyny
Szerzyny is a village in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szerzyny. It lies approximately south-east of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kr ...
and
Tarnów.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Tuchow
Tarnów County