Gmina Gilowice
Gmina Gilowice
Gilowice Commune | |
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| Coordinates (Gilowice): 49°42′N 19°18′E / 49.700°N 19.300°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Żywiec |
| Seat | Gilowice |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.15 km2 (10.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 6,242 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.gilowice.pl/ |
Gmina Gilowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gilowice, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Żywiec and 65 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. Its only other village having sołectwo status is Rychwałd.
The gmina covers an area of 28.15 square kilometres (10.9 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 6,242.
Neighbouring gminas
[edit]Gmina Gilowice is bordered by the town of Żywiec and by the gminas of Łękawica, Ślemień and Świnna.
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Gmina Gilowice is twinned with:[2]
Uhrovec, Slovakia
References
[edit]- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ "Družobné mestá a obce". uhrovec.sk (in Slovak). Uhrovec. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
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