Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny 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 Kielce County

Kielce County

Kielce County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-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 is the city of Kielce, although the...

, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...

, in south-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 village of Osiedle-Nowiny

Osiedle-Nowiny

Osiedle-Nowiny is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny. It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kielce

Kielce

Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...

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The gmina covers an area of 45.76 square kilometres (17.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,983.

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 Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park

Checiny-Kielce Landscape Park

Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1996, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny contains the villages and settlements of Bolechowice

Bolechowice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Bolechowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Osiedle-Nowiny and south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Kowala

Kowala, Kielce County

Kowala is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Osiedle-Nowiny and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Osiedle-Nowiny

Osiedle-Nowiny

Osiedle-Nowiny is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny. It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Sitkówka

Sitkówka

Sitkówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Osiedle-Nowiny and south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Słowik, Szewce

Szewce, Kielce County

Szewce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Osiedle-Nowiny and south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Trzcianki

Trzcianki, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Trzcianki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Osiedle-Nowiny and south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Wola Murowana

Wola Murowana

Wola Murowana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Osiedle-Nowiny and south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Zagrody

Zagrody, Kielce County

Zagrody is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Osiedle-Nowiny and south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Zawada

Zawada, Kielce County

Zawada is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.The village has a population of 155....

 and Zgórsko

Zgórsko, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Zgórsko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Osiedle-Nowiny and south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny is bordered by the city of Kielce

Kielce

Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Chęciny

Gmina Checiny

Gmina Chęciny is an urban-rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Chęciny, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Morawica

Gmina Morawica

Gmina Morawica is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Morawica, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Piekoszów

Gmina Piekoszów

Gmina Piekoszów is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Piekoszów, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Kielce....

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