Gmina Świerklaniec
Appearance
Gmina Świerklaniec
Świerklaniec Commune | |
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Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Tarnowskie Góry |
Seat | Świerklaniec |
Area | |
• Total | 44.26 km2 (17.09 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 11,556 |
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
Website | http://www.ug.swierklaniec.prv.pl/ |
Gmina Świerklaniec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Świerklaniec, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Tarnowskie Góry and 21 km (13 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.
The gmina covers an area of 44.26 square kilometres (17.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,984.
Villages
Gmina Świerklaniec contains the villages and settlements of Nakło, Nowe Chechło, Orzech, Świerklaniec and Wymysłów.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Świerklaniec is bordered by the towns of Miasteczko Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Radzionków and Tarnowskie Góry, and by the gminas of Bobrowniki and Ożarowice.