Gmina Kornowac 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 Racibórz County

Racibórz County

Racibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is...

, Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...

, 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 Kornowac

Kornowac

Kornowac is a village in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kornowac. It lies approximately east of Racibórz and south-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Racibórz

Racibórz

Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...

 and 53 km (33 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

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The gmina covers an area of 26.3 square kilometres (10.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,768.

Villages

Gmina Kornowac contains the villages and settlements of Kobyla

Kobyla, Silesian Voivodeship

Kobyla is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kornowac, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kornowac, east of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kornowac

Kornowac

Kornowac is a village in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kornowac. It lies approximately east of Racibórz and south-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Łańce, Pogrzebień

Pogrzebien

Pogrzebień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kornowac, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kornowac, east of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Rzuchów

Rzuchów, Silesian Voivodeship

Rzuchów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kornowac, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Kornowac, east of Racibórz, and south-west of the regional capital Katowice....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kornowac is bordered by the towns of Pszów

Pszów

Pszów is a town in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 14,035 inhabitants .- External links :*...

 and Racibórz

Racibórz

Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...

, and by the gminas of Lubomia

Gmina Lubomia

Gmina Lubomia is a rural gmina in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lubomia, which lies approximately west of Wodzisław Śląski and south-west of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Lyski

Gmina Lyski

Gmina Lyski is a rural gmina in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lyski, which lies approximately west of Rybnik and west of the regional capital Katowice....

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