Gmina Pilawa is an urban-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 Garwolin County

Garwolin County

Garwolin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Garwolin, which lies ...

, Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, in east-central 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 town of Pilawa

Pilawa

Pilawa is a town in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,121 inhabitants , 59 km southeast of Warsaw. Previously it was situated in Siedlce Voivodeship .-Transport:...

, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Garwolin

Garwolin

Garwolin is a town on the Wilga river in eastern Poland, capital of Garwolin County, situated in the southeast part of the Garwolin plateau in Masovian Voivodeship , 62 km southeast of Warsaw, 100 km northwest of Lublin...

 and 47 km (29 mi) south-east of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

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The gmina covers an area of 77.25 square kilometres (29.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,435 (out of which the population of Pilawa amounts to 4,196, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,239).

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 Masovian Landscape Park

Masovian Landscape Park

Masovian Landscape Park is a protected area in east-central Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Pilawa, Gmina Pilawa contains the villages and settlements of Gocław, Jaźwiny

Jazwiny, Gmina Pilawa

Jaźwiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilawa, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Kalonka

Kalonka, Masovian Voivodeship

Kalonka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilawa, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Pilawa, north of Garwolin, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Lipówki

Lipówki, Masovian Voivodeship

Lipówki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilawa, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Pilawa, north-west of Garwolin, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Łucznica, Niesadna

Niesadna

Niesadna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilawa, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Pilawa, north of Garwolin, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Niesadna-Przecinka

Niesadna-Przecinka

Niesadna-Przecinka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilawa, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.The village has a population of 43....

, Puznówka

Puznówka

Puznówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilawa, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Pilawa, north of Garwolin, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Trąbki

Trabki, Masovian Voivodeship

Trąbki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilawa, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Pilawa, north of Garwolin, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Wygoda

Wygoda, Garwolin County

Wygoda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilawa, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Pilawa, north of Garwolin, and south-east of Warsaw....

 and Żelazna

Zelazna, Garwolin County

Żelazna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilawa, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Pilawa, north of Garwolin, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pilawa is bordered by the gminas of Garwolin

Gmina Garwolin

Gmina Garwolin is a rural gmina in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Garwolin, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Kołbiel, Osieck

Gmina Osieck

Gmina Osieck is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osieck, which lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....

, Parysów

Gmina Parysów

Gmina Parysów is a rural gmina in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Parysów, which lies approximately north-east of Garwolin and south-east of Warsaw....

 and Siennica

Gmina Siennica

Gmina Siennica is a rural gmina in Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Siennica, which lies approximately 10 kilometres south-east of Mińsk Mazowiecki and 44 km south-east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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