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Gmina Kobiór is a 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
Pszczyna County,
Silesian Voivodeship
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, in southern
Poland
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. Its seat is the village of
Kobiór, which lies approximately north of
Pszczyna and south of the regional capital
Katowice
Katowice (, ) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. K ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 4,890.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Kobiór is bordered by the towns of
Orzesze and
Tychy
Tychy (Polish pronunciation: ; ) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bie ...
, and by the gminas of
Bojszowy,
Pszczyna,
Suszec and
Wyry.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Kobiór is
twinned with:
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Dobšiná, Slovakia
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Sajószentpéter, Hungary
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Å ternberk, Czech Republic
References
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Kobior
Pszczyna County