Gmina
| Gmina | |
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| Category | Municipality |
| Location | Poland |
| Found in | Powiat |
| Number | 2,479 (as of 2025) |
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Voivodeships Powiats (list) (list) |
The gmina (Polish: [ˈɡmina], pl. gminy [ˈɡminɨ]) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality.[1] As of 1 January 2019, there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and towns, with 322 among them constituting an independent urban gmina (Polish: gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (prezydent miasta).[2][3]
The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada. Three or more gminy make up a higher level unit called a powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one.
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- ^ "Raport: Liczba jednostek podziału terytorialnego". eteryt.stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ^ "Ile jest miast, wsi, gmin, powiatów i województw w Polsce?".