Gmina Konopiska 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 Częstochowa County

Czestochowa County

Częstochowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Częstochowa, although the city...

, Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...

, in southern 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 Konopiska

Konopiska

Konopiska is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Konopiska. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Częstochowa

Czestochowa

Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

 and 53 km (33 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

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The gmina covers an area of 78.11 square kilometres (30.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,405.

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 Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park

Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park

Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Konopiska contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandria

Aleksandria, Silesian Voivodeship

Aleksandria is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Aleksandria Druga

Aleksandria Druga

Aleksandria Druga is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Hutki

Hutki, Silesian Voivodeship

Hutki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Jamki

Jamki, Silesian Voivodeship

Jamki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Konopiska

Konopiska

Konopiska is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Konopiska. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kopalnia

Kopalnia, Silesian Voivodeship

Kopalnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Korzonek

Korzonek, Silesian Voivodeship

Korzonek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kowale

Kowale, Czestochowa County

Kowale is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Łaziec, Leśniaki

Lesniaki, Czestochowa County

Leśniaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Rększowice

Rekszowice

Rększowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Walaszczyki

Walaszczyki

Walaszczyki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Wąsosz

Wasosz, Gmina Konopiska

Wąsosz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Wygoda

Wygoda, Silesian Voivodeship

Wygoda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Konopiska is bordered by the city of Częstochowa

Czestochowa

Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Blachownia

Gmina Blachownia

Gmina Blachownia is an urban-rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Blachownia, which lies approximately west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Boronów

Gmina Boronów

Gmina Boronów is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was formed in 1993, having previously been part of Gmina Herby...

, Herby

Gmina Herby

Gmina Herby is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Herby, which lies approximately north-east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice...

, Poczesna

Gmina Poczesna

Gmina Poczesna is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Poczesna, which lies approximately south of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Starcza

Gmina Starcza

Gmina Starcza is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Starcza, which lies approximately south of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Woźniki

Gmina Wozniki

Gmina Woźniki is an urban-rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Woźniki, which lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

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