Gmina Chęciny is an urban-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 town of Chęciny

Checiny

Chęciny is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,252 inhabitants .The town is first mentioned in historical documents from 1275. It obtained its city charter in 1325. The most important sight in the town is the royal castle built in the late 13th or early 14th century...

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west 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 127.57 square kilometres (49.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 14,715 (out of which the population of Chęciny amounts to 4,252, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,463).

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 Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park

Checiny-Kielce Landscape Park

Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1996, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Chęciny, Gmina Chęciny contains the villages and settlements of Bolmin

Bolmin

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

, Gościniec

Gosciniec, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Jedlnica

Jedlnica

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

, Korzecko

Korzecko

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

, Lelusin

Lelusin

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

, Lipowica

Lipowica, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Łukowa, Miedzianka

Miedzianka, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Mosty

Mosty, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Ostrów

Ostrów, Kielce County

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

, Podpolichno

Podpolichno

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

, Podzamcze Chęcińskie

Podzamcze Checinskie

Podzamcze Chęcińskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chęciny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Chęciny and south-west of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Polichno

Polichno, Kielce County

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

, Przymiarki

Przymiarki, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Radkowice

Radkowice, Kielce County

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

, Siedlce

Siedlce, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Skiby

Skiby

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

, Starochęciny

Starocheciny

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

, Tokarnia

Tokarnia, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Tokarnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chęciny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland...

, Wojkowiec

Wojkowiec

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

 and Wolica

Wolica, Kielce County

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Chęciny is bordered by the gminas of Małogoszcz, Morawica

Gmina Morawica

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

, Piekoszów

Gmina Piekoszów

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

, Sitkówka-Nowiny

Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny

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

 and Sobków

Gmina Sobków

Gmina Sobków is a rural gmina in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sobków, which lies approximately north-east of Jędrzejów and south-west of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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