Gmina Lutowiska 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 Bieszczady County

Bieszczady County

Bieszczady County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in the extreme south-east of Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It takes its name from the Bieszczady mountain range. The county was created on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish...

, 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...

, on the border with Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. Its seat is the village of Lutowiska

Lutowiska

Lutowiska is a village in Bieszczady County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lutowiska...

, which lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south of Ustrzyki Dolne

Ustrzyki Dolne

Ustrzyki Dolne is a town in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, with 9,383 inhabitants .Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship , it is the capital of Bieszczady County....

 and 101 km (63 mi) south-east 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 475.85 square kilometres (183.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,197.

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 San Valley Landscape Park

San Valley Landscape Park

San Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland, established in 1992, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Lutowiska contains the villages, settlements and former villages of Beniowa

Beniowa

Beniowa is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine...

, Bereżki

Berezki

Bereżki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Brzegi Górne

Brzegi Górne

Brzegi Górne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south of the regional capital...

, Bukowiec

Bukowiec, Bieszczady County

Bukowiec is a former village, located in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-east of Lutowiska, south-east of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of...

, Caryńskie

Carynskie

Caryńskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional...

, Chmiel

Chmiel, Bieszczady County

Chmiel is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Dwerniczek

Dwerniczek

Dwerniczek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately north of Lutowiska, south-east of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional...

, Dwernik

Dwernik

Dwernik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Dydiowa

Dydiowa

Dydiowa is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-east of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Dźwiniacz Górny

Dzwiniacz Górny

Dźwiniacz Górny is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-east of Lutowiska, south-east of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of...

, Hulskie

Hulskie, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Hulskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Krywe

Krywe, Bieszczady County

Krywe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Krywka

Krywka

Krywka is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately east of Lutowiska, south-east of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional...

, Łokieć, Lutowiska

Lutowiska

Lutowiska is a village in Bieszczady County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lutowiska...

, Muczne

Muczne

Muczne is a village in southeastern Poland in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Bieszczady County, Gmina Lutowiska, near the border with the Ukraine, in the valley of the Muczny stream...

, Nasiczne

Nasiczne

Nasiczne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-west of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Procisne

Procisne

Procisne is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Pszczeliny

Pszczeliny

Pszczeliny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Sianki

Sianki

Sianki is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...

, Skorodne

Skorodne

Skorodne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately north-west of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Smolnik

Smolnik, Bieszczady County

Smolnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Sokoliki Górskie

Sokoliki Górskie

Sokoliki Górskie is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine...

, Stuposiany

Stuposiany

Stuposiany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Tarnawa Niżna

Tarnawa Nizna

Tarnawa Niżna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-east of Lutowiska, south-east of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the...

, Tarnawa Wyżna

Tarnawa Wyzna

Tarnawa Wyżna is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine....

, Ustrzyki Górne

Ustrzyki Górne

Ustrzyki Górne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional...

, Wołosate, Zatwarnica

Zatwarnica

Zatwarnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional capital...

 and Żurawin

Zurawin, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Żurawin is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately south-east of Lutowiska, south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and south-east of the regional...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lutowiska is bordered by the gminas of Cisna

Gmina Cisna

Gmina Cisna is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border...

 and Czarna

Gmina Czarna, Bieszczady County

Gmina Czarna is a rural gmina in Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...

. It also borders Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

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