Gmina Tarnowo Podgórne is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Tarnowo Podgórne, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina covers an area of 101.4 square kilometres (39.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 18,690. (from Wikipedia)