Gmina Józefów 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 Biłgoraj 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...

. Its seat is the town of Józefów, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Biłgoraj and 92 km (57 mi) south 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 126.46 square kilometres (48.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,266 (out of which the population of Józefów amounts to 2,450, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,816).

The gmina contains parts 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...

s called Krasnobród Landscape Park

Krasnobród Landscape Park

Krasnobród Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of...

 and Puszcza Solska Landscape Park

Puszcza Solska Landscape Park

Puszcza Solska Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1988, and covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Józefów, Gmina Józefów contains the villages and settlements of Borowina, Brzeziny, Czarny Las-Kolonia

Czarny Las-Kolonia

Czarny Las-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Józefów, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Józefów, east of Biłgoraj, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Długi Kąt, Florianka

Florianka

Florianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Józefów, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Józefów, east of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Górecko Kościelne

Górecko Koscielne

Górecko Kościelne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Józefów, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Józefów, east of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin....

, Górecko Stare

Górecko Stare

Górecko Stare is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Józefów, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Józefów, east of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin....

, Hamernia

Hamernia, Lublin Voivodeship

Hamernia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Józefów, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Józefów, east of Biłgoraj, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Majdan Kasztelański

Majdan Kasztelanski

Majdan Kasztelański is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Józefów, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Józefów, east of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin....

, Majdan Nepryski

Majdan Nepryski

Majdan Nepryski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Józefów, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Józefów, east of Biłgoraj, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Samsonówka

Samsonówka

Samsonówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Józefów, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Józefów, east of Biłgoraj, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Siedliska, Stanisławów, Szopowe

Szopowe

Szopowe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Józefów, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Józefów, east of Biłgoraj, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

 and Tarnowola

Tarnowola

Tarnowola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Józefów, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Józefów, east of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Józefów is bordered by the gminas of Aleksandrów

Gmina Aleksandrów, Lublin Voivodeship

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

, Krasnobród

Gmina Krasnobród

Gmina Krasnobród is an urban-rural gmina in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Krasnobród, which lies approximately south of Zamość and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Łukowa, Susiec

Gmina Susiec

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

, Tereszpol

Gmina Tereszpol

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

 and Zwierzyniec

Gmina Zwierzyniec

Gmina Zwierzyniec is an urban-rural gmina in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Zwierzyniec, which lies approximately south-west of Zamość and south of the regional capital Lublin....

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