Gmina Opatów 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 Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...

, in southern 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 Opatów

Opatów, Silesian Voivodeship

Opatów is a village in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Opatów...

, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Kłobuck and 80 km (50 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

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The gmina covers an area of 73.54 square kilometres (28.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,733.

Villages

Gmina Opatów contains the villages and settlements of Brzezinki

Brzezinki, Gmina Opatów

Brzezinki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Iwanowice Duże

Iwanowice Duze

Iwanowice Duże is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Iwanowice Małe, Iwanowice-Naboków

Iwanowice-Naboków

Iwanowice-Naboków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Opatów

Opatów, Silesian Voivodeship

Opatów is a village in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Opatów...

, Waleńczów

Walenczów

Waleńczów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of 1,112....

, Wilkowiecko

Wilkowiecko

Wilkowiecko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Złochowice, Zwierzyniec Drugi

Zwierzyniec Drugi

Zwierzyniec Drugi is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Zwierzyniec Pierwszy

Zwierzyniec Pierwszy

Zwierzyniec Pierwszy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Opatów is bordered by the gminas of Kłobuck, Krzepice

Gmina Krzepice

Gmina Krzepice is an urban-rural gmina in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Krzepice, which lies approximately west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Lipie

Gmina Lipie

Gmina Lipie is a rural gmina in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lipie, which lies approximately north-west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Miedźno

Gmina Miedzno

Gmina Miedźno is a rural gmina in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Miedźno, which lies approximately north-east of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Panki

Gmina Panki

Gmina Panki is a rural gmina in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Panki, which lies approximately west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Popów

Gmina Popów

Gmina Popów is a rural gmina in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Popów, which lies approximately north of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Wręczyca Wielka

Gmina Wreczyca Wielka

Gmina Wręczyca Wielka is a rural gmina in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wręczyca Wielka, which lies approximately south of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

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