Gmina Szczekociny

Infobox Settlement
name = Gmina Szczekociny
other_name = Szczekociny Commune
settlement_type = Gmina
total_type = Total


image_shield = POL Szczekociny COA.svg


subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Silesian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Zawiercie
area_total_km2 = 136.09
population_total = 8350
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 3912
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 4438
coor_type = Szczekociny
latd = 50
latm = 38
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 19
longm = 50
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Szczekociny
website = http://www.szczekociny.pl __NOTOC__Gmina Szczekociny is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Szczekociny, which lies approximately convert|33|km|mi|0 north-east of Zawiercie and convert|73|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of the regional capital Katowice.

The gmina covers an area of convert|136.09|km2|sqmi|1, and as of 2006 its total population is 8,350 (out of which the population of Szczekociny amounts to 3,912, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,438).

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Szczekociny is bordered by the gminas of Irządze, Koniecpol, Kroczyce, Lelów, Moskorzew, Pilica, Radków, Secemin, Słupia and Żarnowiec.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]