Gmina Panki 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 Panki

Panki

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

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Kłobuck and 73 km (45 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 55.03 square kilometres (21.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population was 4,997.

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 Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park

Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park

Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Panki contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrów, Cyganka

Cyganka, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Jaciska

Jaciska

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

, Janiki

Janiki

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

, Kałmuki, Kawki

Kawki, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Konieczki

Konieczki, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Koski Pierwsze

Koski Pierwsze

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

, Kostrzyna

Kostrzyna, Gmina Panki

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

, Kotary

Kotary

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

, Pacanów

Pacanów, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Praszczyki

Praszczyki

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

, Żerdzina

Zerdzina

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

 and Zwierzyniec Trzeci

Zwierzyniec Trzeci

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Panki is bordered by the gminas of 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....

, Opatów

Gmina Opatów, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Przystajń

Gmina Przystajn

Gmina Przystajń is a rural gmina in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Przystajń, which lies approximately west 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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