Gmina Chrzanów is an urban-rural

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...

(administrative district) in Chrzanów County,

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, in southern

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. Its seat is the town of Chrzanów, which lies approximately west of the regional capital

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Overview

The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 49,752 (out of which the population of Chrzanów amounts to 39,797, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,955). The gmina contains part of the

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called Tenczynek Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Chrzanów, Gmina Chrzanów contains the villages and settlements of Balin, Luszowice, Płaza and Pogorzyce.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Chrzanów is bordered by the city of Jaworzno and by the gminas of Alwernia, Babice,

Libiąż Libiąż is a town in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,671 inhabitants (2004). Location Libiąż is located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, Upper Silesian Industrial District. It belongs to ...

and Trzebinia.

External links

Polish official population figures 2006
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