Gmina Ciężkowice is an urban-rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Tarnów County

Tarnów County

Tarnów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Tarnów, although the city is...

, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...

, in southern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the town of Ciężkowice

Ciezkowice

Ciężkowice is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,407 inhabitants ....

, which lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Tarnów

Tarnów

Tarnów is a city in southeastern Poland with 115,341 inhabitants as of June 2009. The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarnów Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east-west connection...

 and 80 km (50 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

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The gmina covers an area of 103.22 square kilometres (39.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,050 (out of which the population of Ciężkowice amounts to 2,378, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,672).

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park

Ciezkowice-Roznów Landscape Park

Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1995, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Ciężkowice, Gmina Ciężkowice contains the villages and settlements of Bogoniowice

Bogoniowice

Bogoniowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciężkowice, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Ciężkowice, south of Tarnów, and east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Bruśnik

Brusník

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, Falkowa

Falkowa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Falkowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciężkowice, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Ciężkowice, south of Tarnów, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Jastrzębia

Jastrzebia, Tarnów County

Jastrzębia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciężkowice, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Ciężkowice, south-west of Tarnów, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Kąśna Dolna

Kasna Dolna

Kąśna Dolna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciężkowice, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Ciężkowice, south of Tarnów, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Kąśna Górna

Kasna Górna

Kąśna Górna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciężkowice, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Ciężkowice, south of Tarnów, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Kipszna

Kipszna

Kipszna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciężkowice, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Ciężkowice, south of Tarnów, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Ostrusza

Ostrusza

Ostrusza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciężkowice, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Ciężkowice, south of Tarnów, and east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Pławna, Siekierczyna

Siekierczyna, Tarnów County

Siekierczyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciężkowice, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Ciężkowice, south of Tarnów, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.The village has a population of...

, Tursko

Tursko, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Tursko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciężkowice, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Ciężkowice, south of Tarnów, and east of the regional capital Kraków....

 and Zborowice

Zborowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Zborowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciężkowice, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Ciężkowice, south of Tarnów, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Ciężkowice is bordered by the gminas of Bobowa

Gmina Bobowa

Gmina Bobowa is an urban-rural gmina in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Bobowa, which lies approximately west of Gorlice and south-east of the regional capital Kraków...

, Gromnik

Gmina Gromnik

Gmina Gromnik is a rural gmina in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gromnik, which lies approximately south of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Korzenna

Gmina Korzenna

Gmina Korzenna is a rural gmina in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Korzenna, which lies approximately north-east of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Moszczenica

Gmina Moszczenica, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Gmina Moszczenica is a rural gmina in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Moszczenica, which lies approximately north-west of Gorlice and south-east of the regional capital Kraków...

, Rzepiennik Strzyżewski

Gmina Rzepiennik Strzyzewski

Gmina Rzepiennik Strzyżewski is a rural gmina in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Rzepiennik Strzyżewski, which lies approximately south of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

 and Zakliczyn

Gmina Zakliczyn

Gmina Zakliczyn is an urban-rural gmina in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Zakliczyn, which lies approximately south-west of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków....

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