Gmina Szamocin

Gmina Szamocin
Szamocin Commune
Interactive map of Gmina Szamocin
Coordinates (Szamocin): 53°1′49″N 17°7′14″E / 53.03028°N 17.12056°E / 53.03028; 17.12056
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyChodzież
SeatSzamocin
Area
 • Total
125.46 km2 (48.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
7,292
 • Density58.12/km2 (150.5/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,267
 • Rural
3,025
Websitehttps://www.gminaszamocin.pl/

Gmina Szamocin is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Szamocin, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Chodzież and 72 km (45 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

The gmina covers an area of 125.46 square kilometres (48.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,292 (out of which the population of Szamocin amounts to 4,267, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,025).