Potok Wielki, Lublin Voivodeship
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Potok Wielki ' is a village
in Janów Lubelski County
, Lublin Voivodeship
, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Potok Wielki
. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Janów Lubelski
and 57 km (35 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin
.
The village has a population of 502.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Janów Lubelski County
Janów Lubelski County
Janów Lubelski 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 and only town is Janów Lubelski, 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. It is the seat of the 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) called Gmina Potok Wielki
Gmina Potok Wielki
Gmina Potok Wielki is a rural gmina in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Potok Wielki, which lies approximately north-west of Janów Lubelski and south-west of the regional capital Lublin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Janów Lubelski
Janów Lubelski
Janów Lubelski is a town in eastern Poland. It has 11,882 inhabitants .Situated in the Lublin Voivodship . It is the capital of Janów Lubelski County.It has a large hospital...
and 57 km (35 mi) south-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...
.
The village has a population of 502.