Gmina Leśniowice 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 Chełm 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 Leśniowice

Lesniowice

Leśniowice is a village in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Leśniowice. It lies approximately south of Chełm and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Chełm and 71 km (44 mi) south-east 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 117.85 square kilometres (45.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,996.

Villages

Gmina Leśniowice contains the villages and settlements of Alojzów, Dębina, Horodysko

Horodysko

Horodysko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Chełm and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Janówka, Kasiłan, Kumów Majoracki

Kumów Majoracki

Kumów Majoracki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Leśniowice, south of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Kumów Plebański

Kumów Plebanski

Kumów Plebański is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Leśniowice

Lesniowice

Leśniowice is a village in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Leśniowice. It lies approximately south of Chełm and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Leśniowice-Kolonia

Lesniowice-Kolonia

Leśniowice-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Majdan Leśniowski

Majdan Lesniowski

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

, Nowy Folwark

Nowy Folwark, Lublin Voivodeship

Nowy Folwark is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Leśniowice, south of Chełm, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Plisków

Plisków

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

, Plisków-Kolonia

Plisków-Kolonia

Plisków-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Politówka

Politówka

Politówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Leśniowice, south of Chełm, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Poniatówka

Poniatówka

Poniatówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Chełm and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Rakołupy, Rakołupy Duże, Rakołupy Małe, Sarniak

Sarniak, Lublin Voivodeship

Sarniak is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Chełm and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Sielec

Sielec, Lublin Voivodeship

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

, Teresin

Teresin, Gmina Lesniowice

Teresin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Wierzbica

Wierzbica, Gmina Lesniowice

Wierzbica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

 and Wygnańce

Wygnance

Wygnańce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśniowice, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Chełm and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Leśniowice is bordered by the gminas of Chełm, Kamień

Gmina Kamien, Lublin Voivodeship

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

, Kraśniczyn

Gmina Krasniczyn

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

, Siennica Różana

Gmina Siennica Rózana

Gmina Siennica Różana is a rural gmina in Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Siennica Różana, which lies approximately east of Krasnystaw and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Wojsławice and Żmudź

Gmina Zmudz

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

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