Gmina Miedzyrzecz
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Gmina Międzyrzecz is an urban-rural gmina
(administrative district) in Międzyrzecz County
, Lubusz Voivodeship
, in western Poland
. Its seat is the town of Międzyrzecz
, which lies approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski
and 65 km (40 mi) north of Zielona Góra
.
The gmina covers an area of 315.32 square kilometres (121.7 sq mi), and as of 2008 its total population is 24,857 (out of which the population of Międzyrzecz amounts to 18,584, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,273).
, Lubrza
, Przytoczna
, Pszczew
, Sulęcin
, Świebodzin
and Trzciel
.
, the gmina contains the villages of Bobowicko (population in 2008: 726), Bukowiec (839), Gorzyca (265), Kalsko (643), Kaława (365), Kęszyca Leśna (623), Kuligowo (151), Kursko (303), Kuźnik (166), Nietoperek (348), Pieski (245), Pniewo (275), Szumiąca (157), Święty Wojciech (574), Wysoka (192), Wyszanowo (280), Żółwin (121).
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 Międzyrzecz County
Miedzyrzecz County
Międzyrzecz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, 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 and largest town is Międzyrzecz, which lies ...
, Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties : 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas....
, in 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 town of Międzyrzecz
Miedzyrzecz
Międzyrzecz is a town in western Poland with 18,584 inhabitants . The capital of Międzyrzecz County, it was part of the Gorzów Wielkopolski Voivodeship from 1975–1998. Since the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, Międzyrzecz has been situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship...
, which lies approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...
and 65 km (40 mi) north of Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra is a city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 117,557 inhabitants within the city limits and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including three neighbouring counties ....
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The gmina covers an area of 315.32 square kilometres (121.7 sq mi), and as of 2008 its total population is 24,857 (out of which the population of Międzyrzecz amounts to 18,584, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,273).
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Międzyrzecz is bordered by the gminas of BledzewGmina Bledzew
Gmina Bledzew is a rural gmina in Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Bledzew, which lies approximately north-west of Międzyrzecz, south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north of Zielona Góra.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...
, Lubrza
Gmina Lubrza, Lubusz Voivodeship
Gmina Lubrza is a rural gmina in Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Lubrza, which lies approximately north-west of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, Przytoczna
Gmina Przytoczna
Gmina Przytoczna is a rural gmina in Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Przytoczna, which lies approximately north of Międzyrzecz, south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north of Zielona Góra.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...
, Pszczew
Gmina Pszczew
Gmina Pszczew is a rural gmina in Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Pszczew, which lies approximately east of Międzyrzecz, south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north of Zielona Góra.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, Sulęcin
Gmina Sulecin
Gmina Sulęcin is an urban-rural gmina in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Sulęcin, which lies approximately south of Gorzów Wielkopolski and north-west of Zielona Góra....
, Świebodzin
Gmina Swiebodzin
Gmina Świebodzin is an urban-rural gmina in Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Świebodzin, which lies approximately north of Zielona Góra and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski....
and Trzciel
Gmina Trzciel
Gmina Trzciel is an urban-rural gmina in Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Trzciel, which lies approximately south-east of Międzyrzecz, north-east of Zielona Góra, and south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...
.
Villages
Apart from the town of MiędzyrzeczMiedzyrzecz
Międzyrzecz is a town in western Poland with 18,584 inhabitants . The capital of Międzyrzecz County, it was part of the Gorzów Wielkopolski Voivodeship from 1975–1998. Since the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, Międzyrzecz has been situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship...
, the gmina contains the villages of Bobowicko (population in 2008: 726), Bukowiec (839), Gorzyca (265), Kalsko (643), Kaława (365), Kęszyca Leśna (623), Kuligowo (151), Kursko (303), Kuźnik (166), Nietoperek (348), Pieski (245), Pniewo (275), Szumiąca (157), Święty Wojciech (574), Wysoka (192), Wyszanowo (280), Żółwin (121).