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Gmina Kościan 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
Kościan County,
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland (''Wielkopolska'' ). The modern province includes most of this historic re ...
, in west-central
Poland
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. Its seat is the town of
Kościan
Kościan () () is a town on the Obra, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Obra canal in west-central Poland, with a population of 23,952 inhabitants as of June 2014. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, it is the capital of Kościan County.
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, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 15,042 (15,617 in 2011).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
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called
Chłapowski Landscape Park.
Villages
Gmina Kościan contains the villages and settlements of
Bonikowo,
Choryń,
Czarkowo,
Darnowo,
Granecznik,
Gryżyna,
Gryżynka,
Gurostwo,
Ignacewo,
Januszewo,
Katarzynin,
Kawczyn,
Kiełczewo,
Kobylniki,
Kokorzyn,
Krzan,
Kurowo,
Kurza Góra,
Łagiewniki,
Mała Wyskoć,
Mikoszki,
Nacław,
Nielęgowo,
Nowe Oborzyska,
Nowy Dębiec,
Nowy Lubosz,
Osiek,
Pelikan
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,
Pianowo,
Ponin
Ponin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościan, within Kościan County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kościan and south-west of the regional capital Poznań
...
,
Racot,
Sepienko,
Sierakowo,
Spytkówki,
Stare Oborzyska,
Stary Lubosz,
Szczodrowo
Szczodrowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościan, within Kościan County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kościan and south-west of the regional capital Poznań ...
,
Tamborowo,
Turew,
Widziszewo,
Witkówki,
Wławie,
Wronowo and
Wyskoć.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Kościan is bordered by the town of
Kościan
Kościan () () is a town on the Obra, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Obra canal in west-central Poland, with a population of 23,952 inhabitants as of June 2014. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, it is the capital of Kościan County.
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and by the gminas of
Czempiń,
Kamieniec,
Krzywiń,
Śmigiel and
Stęszew
Stęszew is a town in western Poland, with 5,248 inhabitants (2004). It is located in Poznań County, within the Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Geography
Stęszew is situated on the Samica Stęszewska River. There are three lakes within the town lim ...
.
References
External links
Polish official population figures 2006
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Koscian
Kościan County