Gmina Turawa 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 Opole County

Opole County

Opole County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western 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 Opole, although the city is not...

, Opole Voivodeship

Opole Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...

, in south-western 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 Turawa

Turawa

Turawa is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Turawa...

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole

Opole

Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...

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The gmina covers an area of 171.46 square kilometres (66.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,557.

Villages

Gmina Turawa contains the villages and settlements of Bierdzany

Bierdzany

Bierdzany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Turawa and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Borek

Borek, Opole County

Borek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Turawa and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Kadłub Turawski, Kotórz Mały, Kotórz Wielki

Kotórz Wielki

Kotórz Wielki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Ligota Turawska

Ligota Turawska

Ligota Turawska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Turawa and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Marszałki, Osowiec Śląski

Osowiec Slaski

Osowiec Śląski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Turawa and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Rzędzów

Rzedzów

Rzędzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Turawa and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Trzęsina

Trzesina

Trzęsina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Turawa and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Turawa

Turawa

Turawa is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Turawa...

, Węgry

Wegry, Opole Voivodeship

Węgry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Zakrzów Turawski

Zakrzów Turawski

Zakrzów Turawski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Turawa and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

 and Zawada

Zawada, Opole County

Zawada is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Turawa is bordered by the city of Opole

Opole

Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...

 and by the gminas of Chrząstowice

Gmina Chrzastowice

Gmina Chrząstowice / German: Gemeinde Chronstau is a rural gmina in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Chrząstowice, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Opole....

, Lasowice Wielkie

Gmina Lasowice Wielkie

Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, German Gemeinde Gross Lassowitz is a rural gmina in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Lasowice Wielkie, which lies approximately south of Kluczbork and north-east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area...

, Łubniany, Ozimek

Gmina Ozimek

Gmina Ozimek is an urban-rural gmina in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Ozimek, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Opole....

 and Zębowice

Gmina Zebowice

Gmina Zębowice, German Gemeinde Zembowitz is a rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Zębowice , which lies approximately south of Olesno and east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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