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Gmina Łapanów is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Bochnia County
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Bochnia County ( pl, powiat bocheński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ...
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Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 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 populou ...
. Its seat is the village of
Łapanów, which lies approximately south-west of
Bochnia
Bochnia (german: Salzberg) is a town on the river Raba in southern Poland. The town lies approximately halfway between Tarnów (east) and the regional capital Kraków (west). Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning i ...
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 2006 its total population is 7,533.
Villages
Gmina Łapanów contains the villages and settlements of
Boczów,
Brzezowa,
Chrostowa,
Cichawka,
Grabie,
Kamyk,
Kępanów,
Kobylec,
Łapanów,
Lubomierz,
Sobolów,
Tarnawa,
Ubrzeż,
Wieruszyce,
Wola Wieruszycka,
Wolica and
Zbydniów.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Łapanów is bordered by the gminas of
Bochnia
Bochnia (german: Salzberg) is a town on the river Raba in southern Poland. The town lies approximately halfway between Tarnów (east) and the regional capital Kraków (west). Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning i ...
,
Gdów
Gdów is a village in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gdów. It lies approximately south-east of Wieliczka and south-east of the regiona ...
,
Jodłownik,
Limanowa
Limanowa (german: Ilmenau, yi, לימינוב ''Liminuv'') is a small town in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is the capital of Limanowa County and had a population of 15,132 in 2012.
History
Mentions of the town date bac ...
,
Raciechowice
Raciechowice is a village in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Raciechowice. It lies approximately east of Myślenice and south-east of the regio ...
and
Trzciana.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Bochnia County