__NOTOC__ Gmina Czchów is an urban-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

Brzesko County __NOTOC__ Brzesko County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 19 ...

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, in southern

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. Its seat is the town of

Czchów Czchów (, ) is a town in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,288 inhabitants as of December 2021. It lies on the Dunajec river, and along National Road Nr. 75. In the years 1928-2000, Czchów was a village. History The his ...

, which lies approximately south of

Brzesko Brzesko (; , ''Brigel'') is a town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It lies approximately west of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków. Since Polish administrative reorganization (in 1999), Brzesko has been the admin ...

and south-east of the regional capital

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. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 9,195 (out of which the population of Czchów amounts to 2,207, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,988). The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

called Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Czchów, Gmina Czchów contains the villages and settlements of Będzieszyna, Biskupice Melsztyńskie, Domosławice, Jurków, Piaski-Drużków, Tworkowa, Tymowa, Wytrzyszczka and Złota.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Czchów is bordered by the gminas of

Dębno Dębno () is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in western Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,443. Data for territorial unit 3210034. Despite its location in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Dębn ...

Gnojnik Gnojnik is a village in southern Poland, the seat of the rural gmina (administrative district) of Gmina Gnojnik in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It lies approximately south of Brzesko and south-east of the regional capital Kraków ...

Gródek nad Dunajcem Gródek or Grodek may refer to: Places Poland * Gródek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Gródek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (south Poland) * Gródek, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Gródek, Hrubieszów C ...

Iwkowa Iwkowa is a village in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Iwkowa. It lies approximately south of Brzesko and south-east of the regional capital Krak� ...

Lipnica Murowana Lipnica Murowana is a village in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Bochnia and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. It is the seat of the district called Gmina Lipnica Murowana, within Bochnia County. The village is ...

Łososina Dolna Łososina Dolna is a village in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łososina Dolna. It lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the ...

and

Zakliczyn Zakliczyn is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 1,541 (2010). Zakliczyn lies on the right bank of the Dunajec river, surrounded by wooded hills above sea level. Zakliczyn has a town hall, located in ...

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Polish official population figures 2006
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