| Gmina Zalesie Zalesie Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Zalesie): 52°2′N23°22′E / 52.033°N 23.367°E Coordinates: 52°2′N23°22′E / 52.033°N 23.367°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Lublin | |
| County | Biała Podlaska County | |
| Seat | Zalesie | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 147.16 km2 (56.82 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014 [1] ) | ||
| • Total | 4,427 | |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.zalesie.pl | |
Gmina Zalesie is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Zalesie, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Biała Podlaska and 104 km (65 mi) north-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".
Biała Podlaska County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Biała Podlaska, although the city is not part of the county. The only towns in Biała Podlaska County are Międzyrzec Podlaski, which lies 24 km (15 mi) west of Biała Podlaska, and the border town of Terespol, 32 km (20 mi) east of Biała Podlaska.
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 147.16 square kilometres (56.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,566 (4,427 in 2014).
