Gmina Iwanowice is a 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 Kraków County

Kraków County

Kraków 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 Kraków, 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 village of Iwanowice

Iwanowice, Kraków County

Iwanowice is a village in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Iwanowice. It lies approximately north of the regional capital Kraków....

, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north 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 70.62 square kilometres (27.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,292.

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 Dłubnia Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Iwanowice contains the villages and settlements of Biskupice

Biskupice, Kraków County

Biskupice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland....

, Celiny

Celiny, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Celiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Damice

Damice

Damice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Domiarki

Domiarki

Domiarki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Grzegorzowice Małe, Grzegorzowice Wielkie

Grzegorzowice Wielkie

Grzegorzowice Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Iwanowice

Iwanowice, Kraków County

Iwanowice is a village in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Iwanowice. It lies approximately north of the regional capital Kraków....

, Iwanowice Dworskie

Iwanowice Dworskie

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

, Krasieniec Zakupny

Krasieniec Zakupny

Krasieniec Zakupny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland....

, Lesieniec

Lesieniec, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Lesieniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Maszków

Maszków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Maszków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Narama

Narama

Narama is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Poskwitów

Poskwitów

Poskwitów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków....

, Poskwitów Stary

Poskwitów Stary

Poskwitów Stary is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Przestańsko

Przestansko

Przestańsko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Sieciechowice

Sieciechowice, Kraków County

Sieciechowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Stary Krasieniec

Stary Krasieniec

Stary Krasieniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków....

, Sułkowice, Widoma

Widoma

Widoma is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Władysław, Zagaje

Zagaje, Kraków County

Zagaje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland....

, Zalesie

Zalesie, Gmina Iwanowice

Zalesie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iwanowice and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

 and Żerkowice

Zerkowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Żerkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwanowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Iwanowice is bordered by the gminas of Gołcza, Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca

Gmina Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca

Gmina Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca is a rural gmina in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Luborzyca, which lies approximately north-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Michałowice, Skała, Słomniki and Zielonki

Gmina Zielonki

Gmina Zielonki is a rural gmina in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Zielonki, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Kraków....

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