Gmina Słomniki is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Słomniki, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of 111.38 square kilometres (43.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,589 (out of which the population of Słomniki amounts to 4,331, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,258). (from Wikipedia)