Gmina Ruja 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 Legnica County

Legnica County

Legnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...

, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...

, in south-western 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 Ruja

Ruja, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Ruja is a village in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Ruja. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Legnica

Legnica

Legnica is a town in south-western Poland, in Silesia, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the plain of Legnica, riverside: Kaczawa and Czarna Woda. Between 1 June 1975 and 31 December 1998 Legnica was the capital of the Legnica Voivodeship. It is currently the seat of the county...

, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 73.37 square kilometres (28.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,670.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Ruja is bordered by the gminas of Kunice

Gmina Kunice

Gmina Kunice is a rural gmina in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Kunice, which lies approximately east of Legnica and west of the regional capital Wrocław....

, Legnickie Pole

Gmina Legnickie Pole

Gmina Legnickie Pole is a rural gmina in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Legnickie Pole, which lies approximately south-east of Legnica, and west of the regional capital Wrocław...

, Malczyce

Gmina Malczyce

Gmina Malczyce is a rural gmina in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Malczyce, which lies approximately north-west of Środa Śląska, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Prochowice

Gmina Prochowice

Gmina Prochowice is an urban-rural gmina in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Prochowice, which lies approximately north-east of Legnica, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Wądroże Wielkie

Gmina Wadroze Wielkie

Gmina Wądroże Wielkie is a rural gmina in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Wądroże Wielkie, which lies approximately north-east of Jawor and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Dzierżkowice

Dzierzkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Dzierżkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Janowice

Janowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Janowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Komorniki

Komorniki, Legnica County

Komorniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Lasowice

Lasowice, Legnica County

Lasowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Before 1945 it was in Germany....

, Polanka

Polanka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Polanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Rogoźnik

Rogoznik, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Rogoźnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Ruja

Ruja, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Ruja is a village in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Ruja. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Strzałkowice, Tyniec Legnicki

Tyniec Legnicki

Tyniec Legnicki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Usza

Usza

Usza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

 and Wągrodno

Wagrodno, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Wągrodno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately north of Ruja, east of Legnica, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The village has a...

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Sources

• Polish official population figures 2006