Gmina Janów Podlaski is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Biała Podlaska County,
Lublin Voivodeship
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, in eastern
Poland
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, on the border with
Belarus
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. 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
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.
References
External links
Polish official population figures 2006
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Janow Podlaski
Biała Podlaska County