Gmina Czarna 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 Bieszczady County

Bieszczady County

Bieszczady County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in the extreme south-east of Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It takes its name from the Bieszczady mountain range. The county was created on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish...

, 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...

, on the border with Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. Its seat is the village of Czarna

Czarna, Bieszczady County

Czarna is a village in Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Czarna...

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Ustrzyki Dolne

Ustrzyki Dolne

Ustrzyki Dolne is a town in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, with 9,383 inhabitants .Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship , it is the capital of Bieszczady County....

 and 93 km (58 mi) south-east 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...

.

The gmina covers an area of 184.62 square kilometres (71.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,393.

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 San Valley Landscape Park

San Valley Landscape Park

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

.

Villages

Gmina Czarna contains the villages and settlements of Bystre

Bystre, Bieszczady County

Bystre is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately east of Czarna, south-east of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Chrewt

Chrewt

Chrewt is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Czarna, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The...

, Czarna

Czarna, Bieszczady County

Czarna is a village in Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Czarna...

, Czarna Dolna

Czarna Dolna

Czarna Dolna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.The village has a population of 420.-References:...

, Lipie

Lipie, Bieszczady County

Lipie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-east of Czarna, south-east of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Michniowiec

Michniowiec

Michniowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-east of Czarna, south-east of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional...

, Olchowiec

Olchowiec, Bieszczady County

Olchowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Czarna, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Paniszczów

Paniszczów

Paniszczów is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Czarna, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Polana

Polana, Bieszczady County

Polana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Czarna, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Rabe

Rabe, Bieszczady County

Rabe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately north of Czarna, south-east of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Rosochate

Rosochate, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Rosochate is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Czarna, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional...

, Rosolin

Rosolin

Rosolin is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Czarna, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Serednie Małe, Sokołowa Wola, Tworylne

Tworylne

Tworylne is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Czarna, south-west of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south of the regional...

, Wydrne

Wydrne

Wydrne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Czarna, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

 and Żłobek.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Czarna 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...

, Lutowiska

Gmina Lutowiska

Gmina Lutowiska is a rural gmina in Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...

, 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 Ustrzyki Dolne

Gmina Ustrzyki Dolne

Gmina Ustrzyki Dolne is an urban-rural gmina in Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland...

. It also borders Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

.