Gmina Janów Podlaski 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 Biała Podlaska 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 Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

. Its seat is the village of Janów Podlaski

Janów Podlaski

Janów Podlaski is a village in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Janów Podlaski...

, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Biała Podlaska and 115 km (71 mi) north-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 135 square kilometres (52.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,553.

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 Podlasie Bug Gorge Landscape Park

Podlasie Bug Gorge Landscape Park

Podlasie Bug Gorge Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1994, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Janów Podlaski contains the villages and settlements of Błonie, Bubel-Granna

Bubel-Granna

Bubel-Granna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów Podlaski, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.The village has a population of 120.-References:...

, Bubel-Łukowiska, Jakówki

Jakówki

Jakówki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów Podlaski, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately west of Janów Podlaski, north of Biała Podlaska, and north of the regional capital...

, Janów Podlaski

Janów Podlaski

Janów Podlaski is a village in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Janów Podlaski...

, Kajetanka

Kajetanka

Kajetanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów Podlaski, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Janów Podlaski, north-east of Biała Podlaska, and north-east of the regional...

, Klonownica Mała, Klonownica-Plac

Klonownica-Plac

Klonownica-Plac is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów Podlaski, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Nowy Pawłów, Ostrów, Peredyło, Polinów

Polinów, Lublin Voivodeship

Polinów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów Podlaski, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north of the regional capital Lublin....

, Romanów

Romanów, Gmina Janów Podlaski

Romanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów Podlaski, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.-References:...

, Stare Buczyce

Stare Buczyce

Stare Buczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów Podlaski, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Stary Bubel

Stary Bubel

Stary Bubel is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów Podlaski, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north of Janów Podlaski, north of Biała Podlaska, and north of the regional capital...

, Stary Pawłów, Werchliś

Werchlis

Werchliś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów Podlaski, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Janów Podlaski, north-east of Biała Podlaska, and north-east of the regional capital...

, Woroblin

Woroblin

Woroblin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów Podlaski, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Janów Podlaski, north-east of Biała Podlaska, and north-east of the regional capital...

 and Wygoda

Wygoda, Gmina Janów Podlaski

Wygoda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów Podlaski, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-east of Janów Podlaski, north-east of Biała Podlaska, and north-east of the regional...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Janów Podlaski is bordered by the gminas of Biała Podlaska, Konstantynów

Gmina Konstantynów

Gmina Konstantynów is a rural gmina in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Konstantynów, which lies approximately north of Biała Podlaska and north of the regional capital Lublin....

, Leśna Podlaska

Gmina Lesna Podlaska

Gmina Leśna Podlaska is a rural gmina in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Leśna Podlaska, which lies approximately north-west of Biała Podlaska and north of the regional capital Lublin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Rokitno

Gmina Rokitno

Gmina Rokitno is a rural gmina in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...

. It also borders Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

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