The paper presents a method of determining a socio-economic development level of territorial entities on the example of urban-rural and communes rural in Warmia and Mazury province. The region is internally diverse regarding socio-economic situation, especially in the case of Olsztyn subregion. The research results show essential role of spatial localization factors, including areas of direct influence of larger cities or access to communication routes (as well as local roads), in socio-economic development of communes.

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