Gmina Konstantynów
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Gmina Konstantynów 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...

. Its seat is the village of Konstantynów
Konstantynów, Lublin Voivodeship
Konstantynów is a village in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Konstantynów. It lies approximately north of Biała Podlaska and north of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population of 1,437.-References:...

, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Biała Podlaska and 113 km (70 mi) north 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 87.06 square kilometres (33.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,065.

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 Konstantynów contains the villages and settlements of Antolin, Gnojno
Gnojno, Lublin Voivodeship
Gnojno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstantynów, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Biała Podlaska and north of the regional capital Lublin....

, Komarno
Komarno, Lublin Voivodeship
Komarno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstantynów, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Konstantynów, north of Biała Podlaska, and north of the regional capital Lublin....

, Komarno-Kolonia
Komarno-Kolonia
Komarno-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstantynów, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Konstantynów
Konstantynów, Lublin Voivodeship
Konstantynów is a village in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Konstantynów. It lies approximately north of Biała Podlaska and north of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population of 1,437.-References:...

, Konstantynów-Kolonia
Konstantynów-Kolonia
Konstantynów-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstantynów, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Solinki
Solinki
Solinki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstantynów, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.The village has an approximate population of 100....

, Wandopol
Wandopol
Wandopol is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstantynów, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Biała Podlaska and north of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Wichowicze
Wichowicze
Wichowicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstantynów, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Konstantynów, north of Biała Podlaska, and north of the regional capital Lublin....

, Witoldów, Wólka Polinowska
Wólka Polinowska
Wólka Polinowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstantynów, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Biała Podlaska and north of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Zakalinki
Zakalinki
Zakalinki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstantynów, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Biała Podlaska and north of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Zakalinki-Kolonia
Zakalinki-Kolonia
Zakalinki-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstantynów, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

 and Zakanale
Zakanale
Zakanale is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstantynów, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Biała Podlaska and north of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Konstantynów is bordered by the gminas of Janów Podlaski
Gmina Janów Podlaski
Gmina Janów Podlaski is a rural gmina in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...

, 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...

, Mielnik
Gmina Mielnik
Gmina Mielnik is a rural gmina in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...

, Sarnaki
Gmina Sarnaki
Gmina Sarnaki is a rural gmina in Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sarnaki, which lies approximately north-east of Łosice and east of Warsaw....

 and Stara Kornica
Gmina Stara Kornica
Gmina Stara Kornica is a rural gmina in Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Stara Kornica, which lies approximately 15 kilometres south-east of Łosice and 131 km east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population...

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