__NOTOC__ Gmina Żegocina is a 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 Bochnia 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 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 village of Żegocina, which lies approximately south of Bochnia and south-east of the regional capital

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

. The ''gmina'' covers an area of , and as of 31 December 2008 its total population was 5069.Polish official population figures 2008
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Villages

Gmina Żegocina is made up of the '' sołectwos'' of the villages of Bełdno, Bytomsko, Łąkta Górna, Rozdziele and Żegocina.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Żegocina is bordered by the town of Bochnia and by the ''gminas'' of Laskowa, Lipnica Murowana,

Nowy Wiśnicz Nowy Wiśnicz ( yi, ווישניצא Vishnitsa) is a small town in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,728 inhabitants (2019). Located south of Bochnia, Nowy Wiśnicz is renowned for its Italianate fortified castle which d ...

and Trzciana.

References

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