Gmina Kościelisko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Kościelisko, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Zakopane and 86 km (53 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.
Gmina Kościelisko
Kościelisko Commune | |
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| Coordinates (Kościelisko): 49°17′27″N 19°53′18″E / 49.29083°N 19.88833°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Tatra |
| Seat | Kościelisko |
| Area | |
• Total | 136.37 km2 (52.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 8,035 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.koscielisko.com.pl |
The gmina covers an area of 136.37 square kilometres (52.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,035.
Villages
editThe gmina contains the villages of Dzianisz, Kościelisko and Witów.
Neighbouring gminas
editGmina Kościelisko is bordered by the town of Zakopane and by the gminas of Czarny Dunajec and Poronin. It also borders Slovakia.
References
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