Gmina Lipowa
| Gmina Lipowa Lipowa Commune | |||
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| Coordinates (Lipowa): 49°40′44″N 19°6′14″E / 49.67889°N 19.10389°ECoordinates: 49°40′44″N 19°6′14″E / 49.67889°N 19.10389°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | Żywiec | ||
| Seat | Lipowa | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 58.08 km2 (22.42 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 9,681 | ||
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | ||
| Website | http://www.ug-lipowa.com/ | ||
Gmina Lipowa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lipowa, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Żywiec and 64 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.
The gmina covers an area of 58.08 square kilometres (22.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,681.
Villages
Gmina Lipowa contains the villages and settlements of Leśna, Lipowa, Ostre, Sienna, Słotwina and Twardorzeczka.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Lipowa is bordered by the towns of Szczyrk, Wisła and Żywiec, and by the gminas of Buczkowice, Łodygowice and Radziechowy-Wieprz.
References
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Seat: Żywiec (urban gmina) | ||
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