Gmina Wilków 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 Opole Lubelskie County

Opole Lubelskie County

Opole Lubelskie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern 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 town of Opole Lubelskie, which lies ...

, Lublin Voivodeship

Lublin Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....

, in eastern 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 Wilków

Wilków, Opole Lubelskie County

Wilków is a village in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wilków. It lies approximately north-west of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Opole Lubelskie

Opole Lubelskie

Opole Lubelskie is a town in eastern Poland. It has 8,879 inhabitants . The town is situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, some 10 kilometers east of the Vistula river. It is the capital of the Opole Lubelskie County. It was founded in the 14th century....

 and 49 km (30 mi) west of the regional capital Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

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The gmina covers an area of 79.54 square kilometres (30.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,863.

Flood

In May and June 2010, in 2010 Central European floods

2010 Central European floods

The 2010 Central European floods were a devastating series of weather events which occurred across several Central European countries during May, June and August 2010. Poland was the worst affected. Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine were also affected.At least...

, Wilków gmina were flooded in 90% of the all area, and only Rogów

Rogów, Opole Lubelskie County

Rogów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

 was no flood.

Villages

Gmina Wilków contains the villages and settlements of Brzozowa

Brzozowa, Lublin Voivodeship

Brzozowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.-References:...

, Dobre

Dobre, Lublin Voivodeship

Dobre is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Wilków, north of Opole Lubelskie, and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, Kąty

Katy, Opole Lubelskie County

Kąty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wilków, north-west of Opole Lubelskie, and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, Kępa Chotecka

Kepa Chotecka

Kępa Chotecka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.The village has an approximate population of 200.-References:...

, Kłodnica, Kolonia Wrzelów

Kolonia Wrzelów

Kolonia Wrzelów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.-References:...

, Kosiorów

Kosiorów, Gmina Wilków

Kosiorów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.-References:...

, Lubomirka

Lubomirka

Lubomirka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wilków, north-west of Opole Lubelskie, and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, Machów

Machów, Lublin Voivodeship

Machów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.-References:...

, Majdany

Majdany, Lublin Voivodeship

Majdany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wilków, north-west of Opole Lubelskie, and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, Podgórz

Podgórz, Lublin Voivodeship

Podgórz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Wilków, north of Opole Lubelskie, and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, Polanówka

Polanówka, Opole Lubelskie County

Polanówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Wilków, north of Opole Lubelskie, and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, Rogów

Rogów, Opole Lubelskie County

Rogów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Rybaki

Rybaki, Opole Lubelskie County

Rybaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wilków, north-west of Opole Lubelskie, and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, Szczekarków

Szczekarków, Opole Lubelskie County

Szczekarków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wilków, north-west of Opole Lubelskie, and west of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Szczekarków-Kolonia

Szczekarków-Kolonia

Szczekarków-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.-References:...

, Szkuciska

Szkuciska

Szkuciska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.The village has a population of 36.-References:...

, Urządków

Urzadków

Urządków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.-References:...

, Wilków

Wilków, Opole Lubelskie County

Wilków is a village in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wilków. It lies approximately north-west of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, Wilków-Kolonia

Wilków-Kolonia

Wilków-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.-References:...

, Wólka Polanowska, Zagłoba, Zarudki

Zarudki

Zarudki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Zastów Karczmiski

Zastów Karczmiski

Zastów Karczmiski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.-References:...

, Zastów Polanowski

Zastów Polanowski

Zastów Polanowski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

 and Żmijowiska

Zmijowiska, Lublin Voivodeship

Żmijowiska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wilków, north-west of Opole Lubelskie, and west of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wilków is bordered by the gminas of Chotcza

Gmina Chotcza

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

, Janowiec

Gmina Janowiec

Gmina Janowiec is a rural gmina in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Janowiec, which lies approximately south-west of Puławy and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, Karczmiska

Gmina Karczmiska

Gmina Karczmiska is a rural gmina in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Karczmiska, which lies approximately north of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, Kazimierz Dolny

Gmina Kazimierz Dolny

Gmina Kazimierz Dolny is an urban-rural gmina in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kazimierz Dolny, which lies approximately south of Puławy and west of the regional capital Lublin....

, Łaziska and Przyłęk.