Gmina Markowa 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 Łańcut County, 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 Markowa

Markowa

Markowa is a village in Łańcut County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Markowa. It lies approximately south-east of Łańcut and east of the regional capital Rzeszów...

, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Łańcut and 22 km (14 mi) 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...

.

The gmina covers an area of 68.46 square kilometres (26.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,639.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Markowa is bordered by the gminas of Chmielnik

Gmina Chmielnik, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

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

, Gać

Gmina Gac

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

, Hyżne

Gmina Hyzne

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

, Jawornik Polski

Gmina Jawornik Polski

Gmina Jawornik Polski is a rural gmina in Przeworsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jawornik Polski, which lies approximately south-west of Przeworsk and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...

, Kańczuga

Gmina Kanczuga

Gmina Kańczuga is an urban-rural gmina in Przeworsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kańczuga, which lies approximately south-west of Przeworsk and east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Łańcut.

Villages

Gmina Markowa contains the villages (sołectwos) of Husów

Husów

Husów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Markowa, within Łańcut County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Łańcut and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Markowa

Markowa

Markowa is a village in Łańcut County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Markowa. It lies approximately south-east of Łańcut and east of the regional capital Rzeszów...

 and Tarnawka.