__NOTOC__ Gmina Sękowa 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

Gorlice County __NOTOC__ Gorlice County ( pl, powiat gorlicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish l ...

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). It was created on 1 ...

, in southern

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 ...

, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Sękowa, which lies approximately south-east of

Gorlice Gorlice ( uk, Горлиці, translit=''Horlytsi'') is a city and an urban municipality ("gmina") in south eastern Poland with around 29,500 inhabitants (2008). It is situated south east of Kraków and south of Tarnów between Jasło and Nowy S ...

and south-east of the regional capital

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,777.

Villages

Gmina Sękowa contains the villages and settlements of Banica,

Bartne Bartne ', ( rue, Бортне, ''Bortne'', uk, Бортне, ''Bortne'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It l ...

, Bodaki,

Czarne Czarne (; formerly german: Hammerstein) is a town in Człuchów County of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 5,747. Demographics ImageSize = width:450 height:220 PlotArea = l ...

, Jasionka, Krzywa, Lipna, Małastów, Męcina Mała, Męcina Wielka, Nieznajowa, Owczary, Pętna, Radocyna, Ropica Górna, Sękowa, Siary, Wapienne and Wołowiec.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sękowa is bordered by the town of

and by the gminas of Dębowiec,

Krempna Krempna ( uk, Крампна, ''Krampna'') is a village in Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krempna. It lies a ...

, Lipinki,

Osiek Jasielski Osiek Jasielski is a village in Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Osiek Jasielski. It lies approximately south of Jasło and south-west of the r ...

and

Uście Gorlickie Uście Gorlickie ( uk, Устя Руське, ''Ustia Rus’ke'') is a village in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmi ...

. It also borders

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Villages

Neighbouring gminas

References

See also