Gmina Wilamowice

Gmina Wilamowice Wilamowice Commune
Gmina
Gmina Wilamowice within the Bielsko County
Coordinates (Wilamowice): 49°54′59″N 19°9′7″E / 49.91639°N 19.15194°ECoordinates: 49°54′59″N 19°9′7″E / 49.91639°N 19.15194°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Bielsko County
Seat	Wilamowice
Area
• Total	56.72 km^2 (21.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	15,166
• Density	270/km^2 (690/sq mi)
• Urban	2,818
• Rural	12,348
Website	http://www.gmina.wilamowice.pl

Gmina Wilamowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wilamowice, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Bielsko-Biała and 39 km (24 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. It is known for the Wymysorys language, which is spoken by some of the people here.

The gmina covers an area of 56.72 square kilometres (21.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 15,166 (out of which the population of Wilamowice amounts to 2,818, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 12,348).

Villages

Apart from the town of Wilamowice, Gmina Wilamowice contains the villages and settlements of Dankowice, Hecznarowice, Pisarzowice, Stara Wieś and Zasole Bielańskie.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wilamowice is bordered by the city of Bielsko-Biała and by the gminas of Bestwina, Brzeszcze, Kęty, Kozy and Miedźna.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006