Gmina Dubienka 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 Dubienka

Dubienka

Dubienka 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 Dubienka...

, which lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) east of Chełm and 95 km (59 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 96.26 square kilometres (37.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,749.

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 Strzelce Landscape Park

Strzelce Landscape Park

Strzelce Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. The Park was established in 1983, and covers an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Dubienka contains the villages and settlements of Brzozowiec

Brzozowiec, Lublin Voivodeship

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

, Dubienka

Dubienka

Dubienka 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 Dubienka...

, Holendry

Holendry, Lublin Voivodeship

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

, Janostrów

Janostrów

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

, Jasienica

Jasienica, Lublin Voivodeship

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

, Józefów, Kajetanówka, Krynica, Lipniki

Lipniki, Lublin Voivodeship

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

, Mateuszowo

Mateuszowo

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

, Nowokajetanówka

Nowokajetanówka

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

, Radziejów

Radziejów, Lublin Voivodeship

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

, Rogatka

Rogatka, Lublin Voivodeship

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

, Siedliszcze

Siedliszcze, Gmina Dubienka

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

, Skryhiczyn

Skryhiczyn

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

, Stanisławówka, Starosiele

Starosiele

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

, Tuchanie

Tuchanie

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

, Uchańka

Uchanka

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

 and Zagórnik

Zagórnik, Lublin Voivodeship

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Dubienka is bordered by the gminas of Białopole, Dorohusk

Gmina Dorohusk

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

, Horodło 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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