Gmina Tarnogród

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Gmina Tarnogród
Tarnogród Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Tarnogród): 50°22′N22°44′E / 50.367°N 22.733°E / 50.367; 22.733 Coordinates: 50°22′N22°44′E / 50.367°N 22.733°E / 50.367; 22.733
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Biłgoraj
Seat Tarnogród
Area
  Total 114.25 km2 (44.11 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 6,860
  Density 60/km2 (160/sq mi)
   Urban 3,372
  Rural 3,488
Website http://www.tarnogrod.gminarp.pl/

Gmina Tarnogród is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Tarnogród, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Biłgoraj and 99 km (62 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

Gmina administrative division of Poland

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".

Biłgoraj County County in Lublin, Poland

Biłgoraj 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 largest town is Biłgoraj, which lies 79 kilometres (49 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin. The county contains three other towns: Tarnogród, lying 21 km (13 mi) south of Biłgoraj, Józefów, lying 24 km (15 mi) east of Biłgoraj, and Frampol, 16 km (10 mi) north of Biłgoraj.

Lublin Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

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 114.25 square kilometres (44.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,860 (out of which the population of Tarnogród amounts to 3,372, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,488).

Villages

Apart from the town of Tarnogród, Gmina Tarnogród contains the villages and settlements of Bolesławin, Cichy, Jamieńszczyzna, Kolonia Różaniecka, Luchów Dolny, Luchów Górny, Pierogowiec, Popówka, Różaniec, Różaniec-Szkoła, Wola Różaniecka and Zagrody.

Bolesławin Village in Lublin, Poland

Bolesławin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnogród, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Tarnogród, 27 km (17 mi) south of Biłgoraj, and 105 km (65 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

Cichy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnogród, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.

Jamieńszczyzna Village in Lublin, Poland

Jamieńszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnogród, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Tarnogród, 26 km (16 mi) south of Biłgoraj, and 104 km (65 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Tarnogród is bordered by the gminas of Adamówka, Biszcza, Księżpol, Kuryłówka, Łukowa, Obsza and Stary Dzików.

Gmina Adamówka is a rural gmina in Przeworsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Adamówka, which lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of Przeworsk and 56 km (35 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Gmina Biszcza is a rural gmina in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Biszcza, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Biłgoraj and 94 km (58 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

Gmina Księżpol is a rural gmina in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Księżpol, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Biłgoraj and 93 km (58 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

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