Gmina Obsza is a rural
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 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Biłgoraj County,
Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. Its seat is the village of
Obsza, which lies approximately south-east of
Biłgoraj and south of the regional capital
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,411.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Puszcza Solska Landscape Park.
Villages
Gmina Obsza contains the villages and settlements of
Babice,
Dorbozy,
Obsza,
Olchowiec,
Wola Obszańska and
Zamch.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Obsza is bordered by the gminas of
Cieszanów
Cieszanów ( uk, Тішанів or Цішанів or Чесанів, ''Tishaniv ''or'' Tsishaniv ''or'' Chesaniv''; yi, ציעשאנאָוו ''Tsyeshanov'') is a town in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. As of December 2021, ...
,
Łukowa,
Narol,
Stary Dzików
Stary Dzików is a village in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (Polish administrative district) called Gmina Stary Dzików. It lies approximately north-west of Lubaczów and eas ...
,
Susiec
Susiec is a village and holiday resort in Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Susiec. It lies approximately west of Tomaszów Lubelski and sou ...
and
Tarnogród
Tarnogród (; yi, טאַרנעגראָד, Tarnegrod; uk, Терногород, Ternohorod, or , ''Tarnohorod'') is a town in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 3,399 (2006).
Tarnogród is the southernmost to ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Biłgoraj County
Obsza
Biłgoraj County