Gmina Łapsze Niżne

Gmina Łapsze Niżne
Łapsze Niżne Commune
Coordinates (Łapsze Niżne): 49°24′N 20°15′E / 49.400°N 20.250°E / 49.400; 20.250
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Targ
SeatŁapsze Niżne
Area
  Total
124.79 km2 (48.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
8,785
  Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.lapszenizne.pl

Gmina Łapsze Niżne is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Łapsze Niżne, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Nowy Targ and 77 km (48 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 124.79 square kilometres (48.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,785.