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Gmina Janów Lubelski
__NOTOC__ Gmina Janów Lubelski is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Janów Lubelski, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 16,106 (out of which the population of Janów Lubelski amounts to 11,938, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,168). Villages Apart from the town of Janów Lubelski, Gmina Janów Lubelski contains the villages and settlements of Biała Druga, Biała Pierwsza, Borownica, Cegielnia, Jonaki, Kiszki, Kopce, Łążek Garncarski, Łążek Ordynacki, Momoty Dolne, Momoty Górne, Pikule, Ruda, Szewce, Szklarnia, Ujście and Zofianka Górna. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Janów Lubelski is bordered by the gminas of Biłgoraj, Dzwola, Godziszów, Harasiuki, Jarocin, Modliborzyce and Pysznica. References Polish official population figures 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 towns, with 322 among them constituting an independent urban gmina () 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 gminy make up a higher level unit called a 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 () constituted either by a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (prezyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |