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Gmina Olkusz

Gmina Olkusz
Olkusz Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms of Gmina Olkusz
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Olkusz): 50°17′N 19°34′E / 50.283°N 19.567°E / 50.283; 19.567Coordinates: 50°17′N 19°34′E / 50.283°N 19.567°E / 50.283; 19.567
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Olkusz
Seat Olkusz
Area
 • Total 150.66 km2 (58.17 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 50,289
 • Density 330/km2 (860/sq mi)
 • Urban 37,552
 • Rural 12,737
Website http://www.umig.olkusz.pl/

Gmina Olkusz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Olkusz, which lies approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 150.66 square kilometres (58.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 50,289 (out of which the population of Olkusz amounts to 37,552, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 12,737).

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Kraków Valleys Landscape Park.

Apart from the town of Olkusz, Gmina Olkusz contains the villages and settlements of Bogucin Mały, Braciejówka, Gorenice, Kogutek Kosmołowski, Kosmolów, Niesułowice, Olewin, Osiek, Pazurek, Podlesie, Rabsztyn, Sieniczno, Troks, Wiśliczka, Witeradów, Zawada, Zederman, Zimnodół and Żurada.


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