Gmina Bieliny 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 Kielce County

Kielce County

Kielce County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Kielce, although the...

, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...

, in south-central 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 Bieliny

Bieliny, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Bieliny is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bieliny. It lies approximately east of the regional capital Kielce....

, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce

Kielce

Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...

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The gmina covers an area of 88.09 square kilometres (34 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,832.

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 Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Bieliny contains the villages and settlements of Belno

Belno, Gmina Bieliny

Belno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Bieliny

Bieliny, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Bieliny is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bieliny. It lies approximately east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Bieliny Poduchowne

Bieliny Poduchowne

Bieliny Poduchowne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Czaplów

Czaplów

Czaplów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Górki Napękowskie

Górki Napekowskie

Górki Napękowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Huta Podłysica, Kakonin

Kakonin

Kakonin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Lechów

Lechów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Lechów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Makoszyn

Makoszyn

Mąkoszyn may refer to the following places:*Mąkoszyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship *Mąkoszyn, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship *Mąkoszyn, Łódź Voivodeship...

, Napęków

Napeków

Napęków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Nowa Huta

Nowa Huta, Gmina Bieliny

Nowa Huta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Porąbki

Porabki, Kielce County

Porąbki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Stara Huta

Stara Huta, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Stara Huta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Stara Huta-Koszary

Stara Huta-Koszary

Stara Huta-Koszary is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Szklana Huta

Szklana Huta, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Szklana Huta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bieliny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Bieliny and east of the regional capital Kielce....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Bieliny is bordered by the gminas of Bodzentyn

Gmina Bodzentyn

Gmina Bodzentyn is an urban-rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Bodzentyn, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Daleszyce

Gmina Daleszyce

Gmina Daleszyce is an urban-rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Daleszyce, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Górno

Gmina Górno

Gmina Górno is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Górno, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Łagów and Nowa Słupia.