| Gmina Milejów Milejów Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Milejów-Osada): 51°13′26″N22°55′44″E / 51.22389°N 22.92889°E Coordinates: 51°13′26″N22°55′44″E / 51.22389°N 22.92889°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Lublin | |
| County | Łęczna | |
| Seat | Milejów-Osada | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 115.66 km2 (44.66 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 [1] ) | ||
| • Total | 9,263 | |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.milejow.pl | |
Gmina Milejów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Łęczna County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Milejów-Osada, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Łęczna and 26 km (16 mi) 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".
Łęczna 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 only town is Łęczna, which lies 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.
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 115.66 square kilometres (44.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,256 (9,263 in 2015).
