Gmina Biała Gemeinde Zülz Biała Commune |
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Coordinates (Biała Prudnicka): 50°24′N 17°40′E / 50.400°N 17.667°ECoordinates: 50°24′N 17°40′E / 50.400°N 17.667°E | ||
Country | Poland | |
Voivodeship | Opole | |
County | Prudnik | |
Seat | Biała Prudnicka | |
Area | ||
• Total | 195.82 km2 (75.61 sq mi) | |
Population (2006) | ||
• Total | 11,591 | |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
• Urban | 2,653 | |
• Rural | 8,938 | |
Website | http://biala.gmina.pl/ |
Gmina Biała (Gemeinde Zülz) is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in Poland. Its seat is the town of Biała Prudnicka (Zülz), which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Prudnik and 36 km (22 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of 195.82 square kilometres (75.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,591 (out of which the population of Biała Prudnicka amounts to 2,653, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,938). Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish.
Gmina Biała contains the villages and settlements of:
Gmina Biała is bordered by the communes of Głogówek/Oberglogau, Korfantów, Lubrza, Prószków//Proskau, Prudnik and Strzeleczki/Klein Strehlitz.