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Gmina Janów Podlaski
Gmina Janów Podlaski is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the village of Janów Podlaski, which lies approximately north of Biała Podlaska and north-east of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,553 (5,468 in 2014). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Podlasie Bug Gorge Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Janów Podlaski contains the villages and settlements of Błonie, Bubel-Granna, Bubel-Łukowiska, Jakówki, Janów Podlaski, Kajetanka, Klonownica Mała, Klonownica-Plac, Nowy Pawłów, Ostrów, Peredyło, Polinów, Romanów, Stare Buczyce, Stary Bubel, Stary Pawłów, Werchliś, Woroblin and Wygoda. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Janów Podlaski is bordered by the gminas of Biała Podlaska, Konstantynów, Leśna Podlaska and Rokitno. It also borders Belarus Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by a sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |