Gmina Dorohusk 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 Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship

Lublin Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....

, in 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 Dorohusk

Dorohusk

Dorohusk is a village in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Dorohusk. It lies approximately east of Chełm and east of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population of 517.-References:...

, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Chełm and 88 km (55 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

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The gmina covers an area of 192.42 square kilometres (74.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,936.

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 Chełm Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Dorohusk contains the villages and settlements of Barbarówka

Barbarówka

Barbarówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Berdyszcze

Berdyszcze

Berdyszcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.The village has a population of 60.-References:...

, Brzeźno

Brzezno, Lublin Voivodeship

Brzeźno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population of...

, Dobryłówka, Dorohusk

Dorohusk

Dorohusk is a village in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Dorohusk. It lies approximately east of Chełm and east of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population of 517.-References:...

, Dorohusk-Osada

Dorohusk-Osada

Dorohusk-Osada is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine....

, Husynne, Kępa, Kolemczyce

Kolemczyce

Kolemczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Kroczyn

Kroczyn

Kroczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Ladeniska

Ladeniska

Ladeniska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine....

, Ludwinów

Ludwinów, Gmina Dorohusk

Ludwinów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine....

, Majdan Skordiowski

Majdan Skordiowski

Majdan Skordiowski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a...

, Michałówka, Mościska, Myszkowiec

Myszkowiec

Myszkowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine....

, Okopy

Okopy, Lublin Voivodeship

Okopy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately north-west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Okopy-Kolonia

Okopy-Kolonia

Okopy-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine....

, Olenówka

Olenówka

Olenówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Ostrów

Ostrów, Gmina Dorohusk

Ostrów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population...

, Pogranicze

Pogranicze, Lublin Voivodeship

Pogranicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Puszki

Puszki

Puszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Rozkosz

Rozkosz

Rozkosz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine....

, Skordiów

Skordiów

Skordiów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Stefanów, Świerże, Teosin

Teosin

Teosin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Turka, Wólka Okopska

Wólka Okopska

Wólka Okopska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Zalasocze

Zalasocze

Zalasocze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine....

, Zamieście

Zamiescie, Lublin Voivodeship

Zamieście is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately north-west of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

 and Zanowinie

Zanowinie

Zanowinie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south of Dorohusk, east of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Dorohusk is bordered by the gminas of Chełm, Dubienka

Gmina Dubienka

Gmina Dubienka is a rural gmina in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. Its seat is the village of Dubienka, which lies approximately east of Chełm and east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Kamień

Gmina Kamien, Lublin Voivodeship

Gmina Kamień is a rural gmina in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kamień, which lies approximately south-east of Chełm and east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Ruda-Huta

Gmina Ruda-Huta

Gmina Ruda-Huta is a rural gmina in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. Its seat is the village of Ruda-Huta, which lies approximately north-east of Chełm and east of the regional capital Lublin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Żmudź

Gmina Zmudz

Gmina Żmudź is a rural gmina in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Żmudź, which lies approximately south-east of Chełm and east of the regional capital Lublin....

. 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...

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