| Gmina Sanok Sanok Commune | |||
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| Coordinates(Sanok): 49°33′N22°13′E / 49.550°N 22.217°E Coordinates: 49°33′N22°13′E / 49.550°N 22.217°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | ||
| County | Sanok | ||
| Seat | Sanok | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 231.38 km2 (89.34 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 16,802 | ||
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) | ||
| Website | http://www.gmina.sanok.com.pl | ||
Gmina Sanok is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Sanok, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
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".
Sanok County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. 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 Sanok, which lies 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów. The only other town in the county is Zagórz, lying 6 km (4 mi) south-east of Sanok.
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 231.38 square kilometres (89.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 16,802.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Słonne Mountains 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.
Słonne Mountains Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland, established in 1992, covering an area of 513.92 square kilometres (198.43 sq mi). It lies in the Słonne Mountains in the Eastern Carpathians.
