Gmina Swarzędz

Gmina Swarzędz Swarzędz Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates (Swarzędz): 52°24′30″N 17°4′17″E / 52.40833°N 17.07139°E / 52.40833; 17.07139Coordinates: 52°24′30″N 17°4′17″E / 52.40833°N 17.07139°E / 52.40833; 17.07139
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Poznań County
Seat	Swarzędz
Area
• Total	101.99 km2 (39.38 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	40,499
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
• Urban	29,894
• Rural	10,605
Website	http://www.swarzedz.pl

Gmina Swarzędz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Swarzędz, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań.

The gmina covers an area of 101.99 square kilometres (39.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 40,499 (out of which the population of Swarzędz amounts to 29,894, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,605).

Villages[]

Apart from the town of Swarzędz, Gmina Swarzędz contains the villages and settlements of Bogucin, Garby, Gortatowo, Gruszczyn, Janikowo, Jasin, Karłowice, Katarzynki, Kobylnica, Kruszewnia, Ligowiec, Łowęcin, Mechowo, Paczkowo, Puszczykowo-Zaborze, Rabowice, Sarbinowo, Sokolniki Gwiazdowskie, Święcinek, Uzarzewo, Wierzenica, Wierzonka and Zalasewo.

Neighbouring gminas[]

Gmina Swarzędz is bordered by the city of Poznań and by the gminas of Czerwonak, Kleszczewo, Kostrzyn and Pobiedziska.

References[]

• Polish official population figures 2006