Gmina Celestynów 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 Otwock County

Otwock County

Otwock County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 and largest town is Otwock, which lies ...

, Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, in east-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 Celestynów

Celestynów, Otwock County

Celestynów is a village in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Celestynów. It lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....

, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Otwock

Otwock

Otwock is a town in central Poland, some southeast of Warsaw, with 42,765 inhabitants . It is situated on the right bank of Vistula River below the mouth of Swider River. Otwock is home to a unique architectural style called Swidermajer....

 and 33 km (21 mi) south-east of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

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The gmina covers an area of 88.92 square kilometres (34.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,032.

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 Masovian Landscape Park

Masovian Landscape Park

Masovian Landscape Park is a protected area in east-central Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Celestynów contains the villages and settlements of Celestynów

Celestynów, Otwock County

Celestynów is a village in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Celestynów. It lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....

, Dąbrówka

Dabrówka, Otwock County

Dąbrówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Celestynów, south-east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Dyzin

Dyzin

Dyzin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Celestynów, south-east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Glina

Glina, Otwock County

Glina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Celestynów, east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Jatne

Jatne

Jatne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Celestynów, east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Lasek

Lasek, Otwock County

Lasek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Celestynów, south-east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Ostrów

Ostrów, Otwock County

Ostrów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Celestynów, east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Ostrowik

Ostrowik, Otwock County

Ostrowik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Podbiel

Podbiel, Masovian Voivodeship

Podbiel is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Celestynów, south-east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Pogorzel

Pogorzel, Gmina Celestynów

Pogorzel is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Celestynów, south-east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Ponurzyca

Ponurzyca

Ponurzyca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Celestynów, south-east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Regut

Regut

Regut is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Celestynów, south-east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw. It is close to National Road 50.The village has an approximate...

, Stara Wieś

Stara Wies, Otwock County

Stara Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.The village has a population of 540.-References:...

, Tabor

Tabor, Masovian Voivodeship

Tabor is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

 and Zabieżki

Zabiezki

Zabieżki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Celestynów, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Celestynów, south-east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Celestynów is bordered by the town of Otwock

Otwock

Otwock is a town in central Poland, some southeast of Warsaw, with 42,765 inhabitants . It is situated on the right bank of Vistula River below the mouth of Swider River. Otwock is home to a unique architectural style called Swidermajer....

 and by the gminas of Karczew

Gmina Karczew

Gmina Karczew is an urban-rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Karczew, which lies approximately south of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....

, Kołbiel, Osieck

Gmina Osieck

Gmina Osieck is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osieck, which lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....

, Sobienie-Jeziory

Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory

Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sobienie-Jeziory, which lies approximately 19 kilometres south of Otwock and 39 km south-east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Wiązowna

Gmina Wiazowna

Gmina Wiązowna is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Wiązowna, which lies approximately north-east of Otwock and east of Warsaw....

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