| Gmina Czarna Czarna Commune | ||
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| Gmina | ||
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| Coordinates(Czarna): 49°19′27″N22°40′3″E / 49.32417°N 22.66750°E Coordinates: 49°19′27″N22°40′3″E / 49.32417°N 22.66750°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | |
| County | Bieszczady | |
| Seat | Czarna | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 184.62 km2 (71.28 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 2,393 | |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.czarna.pl/ | |
Gmina Czarna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. Its seat is the village of Czarna, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Ustrzyki Dolne and 93 km (58 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
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".
Bieszczady County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in the extreme south-east of Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It takes its name from the Bieszczady mountain range. The county was created on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. In 2002 the western part of the county was split off to form Lesko County. The only town in Bieszczady County is now Ustrzyki Dolne, the county seat, which lies 80 kilometres (50 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.
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The gmina covers an area of 184.62 square kilometres (71.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,393.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called San Valley Landscape Park.
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological 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 organizations involved.
San Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland, established in 1992, covering an area of 342.70 square kilometres (132.32 sq mi).
