Gmina Olkusz

Gmina Olkusz
Olkusz Commune
Coordinates (Olkusz): 50°17′N 19°34′E / 50.283°N 19.567°E / 50.283; 19.567
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyOlkusz
SeatOlkusz
Area
  Total
150.66 km2 (58.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
50,289
  Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
  Urban
37,552
  Rural
12,737
Websitehttp://www.umig.olkusz.pl/

Gmina Olkusz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Olkusz, which lies approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 150.66 square kilometres (58.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 50,289 (out of which the population of Olkusz amounts to 37,552, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 12,737).

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Kraków Valleys Landscape Park.