Gmina Czchów 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 Brzesko County

Brzesko County

Brzesko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern 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 Brzesko, which lies ...

, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...

, in southern 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 Czchów

Czchów

Czchów is a town in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,205 inhabitants ....

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

Brzesko

Brzesko is a town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It lies approximately west of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków. Since Polish administrative reorganization , Brzesko has been the administrative capital of Brzesko County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship...

 and 59 km (37 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

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The gmina covers an area of 66.47 square kilometres (25.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,195 (out of which the population of Czchów amounts to 2,207, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,988).

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 Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park

Ciezkowice-Roznów Landscape Park

Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1995, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Czchów, Gmina Czchów contains the villages and settlements of Będzieszyna

Bedzieszyna

Będzieszyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czchów, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Czchów, south of Brzesko, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Biskupice Melsztyńskie

Biskupice Melsztynskie

Biskupice Melsztyńskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czchów, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Czchów, south-east of Brzesko, and east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Domosławice, Jurków

Jurków, Brzesko County

Jurków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czchów, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Czchów, south of Brzesko, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Piaski-Drużków

Piaski-Druzków

Piaski-Drużków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czchów, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Czchów, south of Brzesko, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Tworkowa

Tworkowa

Tworkowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czchów, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Czchów, south of Brzesko, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Tymowa

Tymowa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Tymowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czchów, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Czchów, south of Brzesko, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Wytrzyszczka

Wytrzyszczka

Wytrzyszczka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czchów, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Czchów, south of Brzesko, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

 and Złota.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Czchów is bordered by the gminas of Dębno

Gmina Debno, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Gmina Dębno is a rural gmina in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dębno, which lies approximately east of Brzesko and east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Gnojnik

Gmina Gnojnik

Gmina Gnojnik is a rural gmina in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gnojnik, which lies approximately south of Brzesko and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Gródek nad Dunajcem

Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem

Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem is a rural gmina in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gródek nad Dunajcem, which lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...

, Iwkowa

Gmina Iwkowa

Gmina Iwkowa is a rural gmina in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Iwkowa, which lies approximately south of Brzesko and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Lipnica Murowana

Gmina Lipnica Murowana

Gmina Lipnica Murowana is a rural gmina in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lipnica Murowana, which lies approximately south-east of Bochnia and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

, Łososina Dolna and Zakliczyn

Gmina Zakliczyn

Gmina Zakliczyn is an urban-rural gmina in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Zakliczyn, which lies approximately south-west of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków....

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