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Gmina Bochnia
Bochnia Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates (Bochnia): 49°59′N 20°26′E / 49.983°N 20.433°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| Seat | Bochnia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131 km2 (51 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 19,358 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.bochnia-gmina.pl/ |
Bochnia Commune (Polish: Gmina Bochnia) is a gmina ("commune" or "municipality") within Lesser Poland Voivodeship in the south of Poland. It is situated on the borderline between two geographical regions: the Sandomierz Basin (Kotlina Sandomierska) in the northern part of the commune's territory, and the Wieliczka Piedmont (Pogórze Wielickie) in the southern part.
The commune consists of 31 townships and covers an area of 131 km2. As of 2014[update] the number of residents was 19,358. Its territory extends over about 50 km along the Raba and Stradomka rivers and their tributaries. The commune is cut almost in half by the E40 Dresden-Kraków-Lvov International Road, a railway line. The international Kraków-Balice airport is 40 km away.
The area contains flat fields and meadows of the Raba river valley in the north, including the Niepołomice Forest (Puszcza Niepołomicka); and a mountainous area in the south, within sight of the Beskid Wyspowy mountain range.