Gmina Wilamowice

Gmina Wilamowice
Wilamowice Commune
Coat of arms of Gmina Wilamowice
Gmina Wilamowice within the Bielsko County
Gmina Wilamowice within the Bielsko County
Coordinates (Wilamowice): 49°54′59″N 19°9′7″E / 49.91639°N 19.15194°E / 49.91639; 19.15194
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyBielsko
SeatWilamowice
Area
 • Total56.72 km2 (21.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total17,613
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,100
 • Rural
14,513
Websitehttp://www.gmina.wilamowice.pl

Gmina Wilamowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wilamowice, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Bielsko-Biała and 39 km (24 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. It is known for the Wymysorys language, which is spoken by some of the people here, mainly among the Vilamovian ethnic minority in Wilamowice.

The gmina covers an area of 56.72 square kilometres (21.9 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 17,613.

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.