Gmina Piwniczna-Zdrój

Gmina Piwniczna-Zdrój Piwniczna-Zdrój Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Piwniczna-Zdrój): 49°26′7″N 20°42′41″E / 49.43528°N 20.71139°ECoordinates: 49°26′7″N 20°42′41″E / 49.43528°N 20.71139°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Nowy Sącz County
Seat	Piwniczna-Zdrój
Area
• Total	126.7 km^2 (48.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	10,313
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
• Urban	5,717
• Rural	4,596
Website	http://www.piwniczna.pl

Gmina Piwniczna-Zdrój is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the town of Piwniczna-Zdrój, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Nowy Sącz and 89 km (55 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 126.7 square kilometres (48.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,313 (out of which the population of Piwniczna-Zdrój amounts to 5,717, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,596).

Villages

Apart from the town of Piwniczna-Zdrój, Gmina Piwniczna-Zdrój contains the villages and settlements of Głębokie, Kokuszka, Łomnica-Zdrój, Młodów, Wierchomla Mała, Wierchomla Wielka and Zubrzyk.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Piwniczna-Zdrój is bordered by the town of Szczawnica and by the gminas of Łabowa, Muszyna, Nawojowa and Rytro. It also borders Slovakia.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006