Gmina Zawichost 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 Sandomierz County

Sandomierz County

Sandomierz 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 and largest town is Sandomierz,...

, 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 town of Zawichost

Zawichost

Zawichost is a small town in Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. It is located by the Vistula River in southern Poland, near Sandomierz....

, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Sandomierz

Sandomierz

Sandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction...

 and 88 km (55 mi) east 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 80.19 square kilometres (31 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,724 (out of which the population of Zawichost amounts to 1,853, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,871).

Villages

Apart from the town of Zawichost, Gmina Zawichost contains the villages and settlements of Chrapanów

Chrapanów

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

, Czyżów Plebański

Czyzów Plebanski

Czyżów Plebański is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawichost, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zawichost, north of Sandomierz, and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Czyżów Szlachecki

Czyzów Szlachecki

Czyżów Szlachecki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawichost, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zawichost, north of Sandomierz, and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Dąbie

Dabie, Sandomierz County

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

, Dziurów

Dziurów, Sandomierz County

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

, Józefków

Józefków, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Kolecin

Kolecin

Kolecin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawichost, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zawichost, north of Sandomierz, and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Linów

Linów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Linów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawichost, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zawichost, north of Sandomierz, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has an approximate...

, Linów-Kolonia

Linów-Kolonia

Linów-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawichost, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zawichost, north of Sandomierz, and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Pawłów, Piotrowice

Piotrowice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Piotrowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawichost, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zawichost, north of Sandomierz, and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Podszyn

Podszyn

Podszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawichost, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zawichost, north of Sandomierz, and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Wygoda

Wygoda, Sandomierz County

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

 and Wyspa

Wyspa, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Zawichost is bordered by the gminas of Annopol

Gmina Annopol

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

, Dwikozy

Gmina Dwikozy

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

, Ożarów

Gmina Ozarów

Gmina Ożarów is an urban-rural gmina in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Ożarów, which lies approximately north-east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Radomyśl nad Sanem

Gmina Radomysl nad Sanem

Gmina Radomyśl nad Sanem is a rural gmina in Stalowa Wola County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Radomyśl nad Sanem, which lies approximately north-west of Stalowa Wola and north of the regional capital Rzeszów.The gmina covers an area of , and as...

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