| Gmina Żyrzyn Żyrzyn Commune | |||
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| Coordinates(Żyrzyn): 51°30′N22°6′E / 51.500°N 22.100°E Coordinates: 51°30′N22°6′E / 51.500°N 22.100°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
| County | Puławy | ||
| Seat | Żyrzyn | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 128.73 km2 (49.70 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015 [1] ) | |||
| • Total | 6,538 | ||
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) | ||
| Website | http://www.zyrzyn.lubelskie.pl | ||
Gmina Żyrzyn is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Żyrzyn, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Puławy and 44 km (27 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin.
The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".
Puławy County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Puławy, which lies 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The county also contains the towns of Nałęczów, lying 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Puławy, and Kazimierz Dolny, 11 km (7 mi) south of Puławy.
Lublin Voivodeship, or Lublin Province, is a voivodeship, or province, located in southeastern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, Chełm, Zamość, Biała Podlaska and (partially) Tarnobrzeg and Siedlce Voivodeships, pursuant to Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lublin, and its territory is made of four historical lands: the western part of the voivodeship, with Lublin itself, belongs to Lesser Poland, the eastern part of Lublin Area belongs to Red Ruthenia, and the northeast belongs to Polesie and Podlasie.
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The gmina covers an area of 128.73 square kilometres (49.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,588 (6,538 in 2015).
