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Gmina Wilków is a rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...
(administrative district) in
Opole Lubelskie County,
Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in the southeastern part of the country, with its capital being the city of Lublin.
The region is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lu ...
, in eastern
Poland
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. Its seat is the village of
Wilków, which lies approximately north-west of
Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital
Lublin.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,863 (4,561 in 2015).
Flood
In May and June 2010, in
2010 Central European floods, Wilków gmina were flooded in 90% of the all area, leaving only
Rogów unflooded.
[http://www.globalmapper.com.pl/flood_in_wilkowpl.html Flood in Wilków, maps and informations]
Villages
Gmina Wilków contains the villages and settlements of
Brzozowa,
Dobre,
Kąty,
Kępa Chotecka,
Kłodnica,
Kolonia Wrzelów,
Kosiorów,
Lubomirka,
Machów,
Majdany,
Podgórz,
Polanówka,
Rogów,
Rybaki,
Szczekarków,
Szczekarków-Kolonia,
Szkuciska,
Urządków,
Wilków,
Wilków-Kolonia,
Wólka Polanowska,
Zagłoba,
Zarudki,
Zastów Karczmiski,
Zastów Polanowski and
Żmijowiska.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Wilków is bordered by the gminas of
Chotcza,
Janowiec,
Karczmiska,
Kazimierz Dolny,
Łaziska and
Przyłęk.
References
Polish official population figures 2006* http://www.globalmapper.com.pl/flood_in_wilkowpl.html
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Wilkow
Opole Lubelskie County