Gmina Kamien, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
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Gmina Kamień is a rural gmina
(administrative district) in Rzeszów County
, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
, in south-eastern Poland
. Its seat is the village of Kamień
, which lies approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of the regional capital Rzeszów
.
The gmina covers an area of 73.21 square kilometres (28.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,879.
(divided into several sołectwos), Krzywa Wieś
and Łowisko.
, Nowa Sarzyna
, Raniżów
and Sokołów Małopolski.
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 Rzeszów County
Rzeszów County
Rzeszów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Rzeszów, although the...
, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...
, in south-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 village of Kamień
Kamien, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Kamień is a village in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kamień. It lies approximately north of the regional capital Rzeszów....
, which lies approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of the regional capital Rzeszów
Rzeszów
Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...
.
The gmina covers an area of 73.21 square kilometres (28.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,879.
Villages
The gmina contains the villages of KamieńKamien, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Kamień is a village in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kamień. It lies approximately north of the regional capital Rzeszów....
(divided into several sołectwos), Krzywa Wieś
Krzywa Wies, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Krzywa Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamień, within Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
and Łowisko.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Kamień is bordered by the gminas of JeżoweGmina Jezowe
Gmina Jeżowe is a rural gmina in Nisko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jeżowe, which lies approximately south of Nisko and north of the regional capital Rzeszów....
, Nowa Sarzyna
Gmina Nowa Sarzyna
Gmina Nowa Sarzyna is an urban-rural gmina in Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowa Sarzyna, which lies approximately north-west of Leżajsk and north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...
, Raniżów
Gmina Ranizów
Gmina Raniżów is a rural gmina in Kolbuszowa County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Raniżów, which lies approximately east of Kolbuszowa and north of the regional capital Rzeszów....
and Sokołów Małopolski.