Gmina Raba Wyżna

Coordinates: 49°34′N 19°54′E / 49.567°N 19.900°E / 49.567; 19.900
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Gmina Raba Wyżna
Raba Wyżna Commune
Coat of arms of Gmina Raba Wyżna
Coordinates (Raba Wyżna): 49°34′N 19°54′E / 49.567°N 19.900°E / 49.567; 19.900
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Targ
SeatRaba Wyżna
Area
 • Total88.28 km2 (34.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total13,525
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.rabawyzna.pl

Gmina Raba Wyżna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Raba Wyżna, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ and 55 km (34 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 88.28 square kilometres (34.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,525.

Villages[edit]

Gmina Raba Wyżna contains the villages and settlements of Bielanka, Bukowina-Osiedle, Harkabuz, Podsarnie, Raba Wyżna, Rokiciny Podhalańskie, Sieniawa and Skawa.

Neighbouring gminas[edit]

Gmina Raba Wyżna is bordered by the town of Jordanów and by the gminas of Czarny Dunajec, Jabłonka, Jordanów, Lubień, Nowy Targ, Rabka-Zdrój and Spytkowice.

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