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Gmina Łukowa
Gmina Łukowa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Łukowa, which lies approximately south-east of Biłgoraj and south of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,531. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Puszcza Solska Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Łukowa contains the villages and settlements of Borowiec, Chmielek, Kozaki Osuchowskie, Łukowa, Osuchy, Pisklaki, Podsośnina Łukowska, Szarajówka and Szostaki. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Łukowa is bordered by the gminas of Aleksandrów, Józefów Józefów () is a town in east-central Poland, located in Masovian Voivodeship, in Otwock County. It lies about southeast of Warsaw city centre and is a part of that city's metropolitan area. Located on a picturesque confluence of Vistula and Ś ..., Gmina Księżpol, Księżpol, Gmina Obsza, Obsza, Gmi ... [...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] |