Gmina Olkusz

Gmina Olkusz Olkusz Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Olkusz): 50°17′N 19°34′E
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.

Villages

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.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Olkusz is bordered by the town of Bukowno and by the gminas of Bolesław, Jerzmanowice-Przeginia, Klucze, Krzeszowice, Sułoszowa, Trzebinia, Trzyciąż and Wolbrom.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006