Gmina Baligród is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Lesko County

Lesko County

Lesko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created in 2002 out of five gminas which previously made up the western part of Bieszczady County...

, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...

, in south-eastern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the village of Baligród

Baligród

Baligród is a village in Lesko County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland. It is also the seat of the municipality called Gmina Baligród. Location: 49°21' N 22°17' E...

, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Lesko

Lesko

Lesko ; is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,755 . situated in the Bieszczady mountains. It is located in the heartland of the Doły , and its average altitude is above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city...

 and 79 km (49 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów

Rzeszów

Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...

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The gmina covers an area of 158.12 square kilometres (61.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,176.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park

Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park

Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland, established in 1992, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Baligród contains the villages and settlements of Baligród

Baligród

Baligród is a village in Lesko County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland. It is also the seat of the municipality called Gmina Baligród. Location: 49°21' N 22°17' E...

, Bystre

Bystre, Lesko County

Bystre is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Baligród, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

, Cisowiec

Cisowiec

Cisowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Baligród, south-west of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Jabłonki, Kiełczawa, Kołonice, Łubne, Mchawa

Mchawa

Mchawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Baligród, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Nowosiółki, Rabe

Rabe, Lesko County

Rabe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Baligród, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Roztoki Dolne

Roztoki Dolne

Roztoki Dolne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland....

, Stężnica

Steznica

Stężnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Baligród, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Zahoczewie

Zahoczewie

Zahoczewie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Baligród, south-west of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Żerdenka

Zerdenka

Żerdenka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Baligród, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Żernica Niżna

Zernica Nizna

Żernica Niżna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Baligród, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

 and Żernica Wyżna

Zernica Wyzna

Żernica Wyżna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Baligród, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Baligród is bordered by the gminas of Cisna

Gmina Cisna

Gmina Cisna is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border...

, Komańcza

Gmina Komancza

Gmina Komańcza is a rural gmina in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Komańcza, which lies approximately south-west of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

, Lesko

Gmina Lesko

Gmina Lesko is an urban-rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Lesko, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Solina

Gmina Solina

Gmina Solina is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It takes its name from its former seat, the village of Solina, which lies approximately south-east of Lesko and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów...

 and Zagórz

Gmina Zagórz

Gmina Zagórz is an urban-rural gmina in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Zagórz, which lies approximately south-east of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

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