Gmina Babice 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 Chrzanów County

Chrzanów County

Chrzanów 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 and largest town is Chrzanów, which lies ...

, 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 Babice

Babice, Chrzanów County

Babice is a village in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Babice. It lies approximately south-east of Chrzanów and west of the regional capital Kraków....

, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Chrzanów

Chrzanów

Chrzanów is a town in south Poland with 39,704 inhabitants . It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship and is the capital of Chrzanów County.- To 1809:...

 and 36 km (22 mi) west 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 54.47 square kilometres (21 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,803.

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 Tenczynek Landscape Park

Tenczynek Landscape Park

Tenczynek Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Babice contains the villages and settlements of Babice

Babice, Chrzanów County

Babice is a village in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Babice. It lies approximately south-east of Chrzanów and west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Jankowice

Jankowice, Chrzanów County

Jankowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Babice, within Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Babice, south of Chrzanów, and west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Mętków

Metków

Mętków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Babice, within Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Babice, south of Chrzanów, and west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Olszyny

Olszyny, Chrzanów County

Olszyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Babice, within Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Babice, south of Chrzanów, and west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Rozkochów

Rozkochów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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

, Włosień, Wygiełzów and Zagórze

Zagórze, Chrzanów County

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Babice is bordered by the gminas of Alwernia

Gmina Alwernia

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

, Chrzanów

Gmina Chrzanów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Gmina Chrzanów is an urban-rural gmina in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Chrzanów, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Kraków.-Overview:...

, Libiąż

Gmina Libiaz

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

, Przeciszów

Gmina Przeciszów

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

 and Zator

Gmina Zator

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

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