| Gmina Leśniowice Leśniowice Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Leśniowice): 50°59′N23°29′E / 50.983°N 23.483°E Coordinates: 50°59′N23°29′E / 50.983°N 23.483°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Lublin | |
| County | Chełm County | |
| Seat | Leśniowice | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 117.85 km2 (45.50 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 3,996 | |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.lesniowice.lubelskie.pl | |
Gmina Leśniowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Leśniowice, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Chełm and 71 km (44 mi) south-east 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".
Chełm County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Chełm, although the city is not part of the county. The only town in Chełm County is Rejowiec Fabryczny, which lies 17 km (11 mi) west of Chełm.
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 117.85 square kilometres (45.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,996.
