| Gmina Wojaszówka Wojaszówka Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Wojaszówka): 49°47′N21°41′E / 49.783°N 21.683°E Coordinates: 49°47′N21°41′E / 49.783°N 21.683°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | |
| County | Krosno County | |
| Seat | Wojaszówka | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 83.4 km2 (32.2 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 9,102 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.wojaszowka.pl | |
Gmina Wojaszówka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wojaszówka, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Krosno and 37 km (23 mi) south-west 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".
Krosno 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 is the city of Krosno, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains four towns: Jedlicze, 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Krosno, Rymanów, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Krosno, Dukla, 14 km (9 mi) south of Krosno, and Iwonicz-Zdrój, 13 km (8 mi) south of Krosno.
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 83.4 square kilometres (32.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,102.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Czarnorzeki-Strzyżów 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.
Czarnorzeki-Strzyżów Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland, established in 1993, covering an area of 257.84 square kilometres (99.55 sq mi).
