title: Gmina Chełmiec
text: # Gmina Chełmiec
  
  Gmina Chełmiec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Chełmiec, which lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Nowy Sącz and 71 km (44 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.
  
  The gmina covers an area of 112.01 square kilometres (43.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 24,473.
  
  ## Villages
  
  Gmina Chełmiec contains the villages and settlements of Biczyce Dolne, Biczyce Górne, Chełmiec, Chomranice, Dąbrowa, Januszowa, Klęczany, Klimkówka, Krasne Potockie, Kunów, Kurów, Librantowa, Marcinkowice, Naściszowa, Niskowa, Paszyn, Piątkowa, Rdziostów, Świniarsko, Trzetrzewina, Ubiad, Wielogłowy, Wielopole, Wola Kurowska and Wola Marcinkowska.
  
  ## Neighbouring gminas
  
  Gmina Chełmiec is bordered by the gminas of Gródek nad Dunajcem, Grybów, Kamionka Wielka, Korzenna, Limanowa, Łososina Dolna and Podegrodzie.
  
  