Gmina Krościenko Wyżne 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 Krosno County

Krosno County

Krosno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...

, 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 Krościenko Wyżne

Kroscienko Wyzne

Krościenko Wyżne is a village in Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Krościenko Wyżne. It lies approximately east of Krosno and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population of 3,700.-References:...

, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Krosno

Krosno

Krosno is a town and county in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland with 47,455 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009.Notably Krosno is the site of the first oil well in the world....

 and 42 km (26 mi) south 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 16.33 square kilometres (6.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,179.

Villages

The gmina contains the villages (sołectwos) of Krościenko Wyżne

Kroscienko Wyzne

Krościenko Wyżne is a village in Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Krościenko Wyżne. It lies approximately east of Krosno and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population of 3,700.-References:...

 and Pustyny

Pustyny

Pustyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krościenko Wyżne, within Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Krościenko Wyżne, south-east of Krosno, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Krościenko Wyżne is bordered by the city of Krosno

Krosno

Krosno is a town and county in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland with 47,455 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009.Notably Krosno is the site of the first oil well in the world....

 and by the gminas of Haczów

Gmina Haczów

Gmina Haczów is a rural gmina in Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Haczów, which lies approximately west of Brzozów and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Korczyna

Gmina Korczyna

Gmina Korczyna is a rural gmina in Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Korczyna, which lies approximately north-east of Krosno and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

 and Miejsce Piastowe

Gmina Miejsce Piastowe

Gmina Miejsce Piastowe is a rural gmina in Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Miejsce Piastowe, which lies approximately south-east of Krosno and south of the regional capital Rzeszów...

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