Gmina Chełmiec

Gmina Chełmiec
Chełmiec Commune
Coordinates (Chełmiec): 49°37′45″N 20°40′2″E / 49.62917°N 20.66722°E / 49.62917; 20.66722
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Sącz County
SeatChełmiec
Area
  Total
112.01 km2 (43.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
24,473
  Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.chelmiec.pl

Gmina Chełmiec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Chełmiec, which lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Nowy Sącz and 71 km (44 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 112.01 square kilometres (43.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 24,473.