| Gmina Narol Narol Commune | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gmina | ||
| ||
| Coordinates(Narol): 50°21′1″N23°19′38″E / 50.35028°N 23.32722°E Coordinates: 50°21′1″N23°19′38″E / 50.35028°N 23.32722°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | |
| County | Lubaczów | |
| Seat | Narol | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 203.58 km2 (78.60 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013 [1] ) | ||
| • Total | 8,301 | |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,110 | |
| • Rural | 6,191 | |
| Website | http://www.narol.pl/ | |
Gmina Narol is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Narol, which lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of Lubaczów and 101 km (63 mi) 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".
Lubaczów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Lubaczów, which lies 81 kilometres (50 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The county contains three other towns: Oleszyce, 7 km (4 mi) west of Lubaczów, Narol, 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Lubaczów, and Cieszanów, 12 km (7 mi) north of Lubaczów.
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.
Contents
The gmina covers an area of 203.58 square kilometres (78.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,385 (out of which the population of Narol amounts to 2,120, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,265).
The gmina contains parts of the protected areas called South Roztocze Landscape Park and Puszcza Solska 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.
South Roztocze Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1989.
Puszcza Solska Landscape Park, also known as Solska Forest Landscape Park, is a Polish Landscape Park protected area in southeastern Poland.
