Gmina Turawa
Gmina in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
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Gmina Turawa (German: Gemeinde Turawa) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Turawa, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.
Gmina Turawa
Gemeinde Turawa Turawa Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Gmina Turawa | |
| Coordinates (Turawa): 50°45′N 18°4′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Opole |
| Seat | Turawa |
| Area | |
• Total | 171.46 km2 (66.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 9,990 |
| • Density | 58.3/km2 (151/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPO |
| Website | http://turawa.pl/ |
The gmina covers an area of 171.46 square kilometres (66.2 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 9,990.
Villages
The commune contains the villages and settlements of:
Demographics
As of 31 December 2010, the commune had 9,595 inhabitants. At the time of the census of 2002, the commune had 9,609 inhabitants. Of these, 5,673 (59%) declared the Polish nationality; 2,028 persons (21.1%) declared the German nationality; and 671 (7%) with the non-recognized Silesian nationality. 1,223 inhabitants (12.7%) declared no nationality.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Turawa is bordered by the city of Opole and by the gminas of Chrząstowice, Lasowice Wielkie, Łubniany, Ozimek and Zębowice.
Notable people
- Joachim Prinz (1902–1988), Rabbi
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Turawa is twinned with:[2]
Dřevohostice, Czech Republic
Saalfelder Höhe (Saalfeld), Germany- Wetter, Germany
