Gmina Byczyna is an urban-rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Kluczbork County

Kluczbork County

Kluczbork County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. 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 Kluczbork, which lies ...

, Opole Voivodeship

Opole Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...

, in south-western Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the town of Byczyna

Byczyna

Byczyna is a town in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,708 inhabitants .The town of Byczyna was first mention in 1054 when it temporarily served as the capital of the Bishopric of Wrocław...

, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Kluczbork

Kluczbork

Kluczbork is a town in southwestern Poland with 26,670 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Kluczbork County and an important railroad junction. In Kluczbork the major rail line from Katowice splits into two directions - westwards to Wroclaw and northwards to Poznań...

 and 54 km (34 mi) north of the regional capital Opole

Opole

Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...

.

The gmina covers an area of 182.89 square kilometres (70.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,814 (out of which the population of Byczyna amounts to 3,677, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,137).

Villages

Apart from the town of Byczyna, Gmina Byczyna contains the villages and settlements of Biskupice

Biskupice, Kluczbork County

Biskupice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Byczyna, north of Kluczbork, and north of the regional capital Opole....

, Borek

Borek, Kluczbork County

Borek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....

, Chudoba

Chudoba, Gmina Byczyna

Chudoba is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Byczyna, north of Kluczbork, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Ciecierzyn

Ciecierzyn, Opole Voivodeship

Ciecierzyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.-References:...

, Dobiercice

Dobiercice

Dobiercice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....

, Gołkowice, Gosław, Jakubowice

Jakubowice, Kluczbork County

Jakubowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Byczyna, north-west of Kluczbork, and north of the regional capital Opole....

, Janówka

Janówka, Opole Voivodeship

Janówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Byczyna, north-west of Kluczbork, and north of the regional capital Opole....

, Jaśkowice

Jaskowice, Kluczbork County

Jaśkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....

, Kochłowice, Kostów

Kostów

Kostów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Byczyna, north of Kluczbork, and north of the regional capital Opole....

, Miechowa

Miechowa

Miechowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Byczyna, north of Kluczbork, and north of the regional capital Opole....

, Nasale

Nasale, Opole Voivodeship

Nasale is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Byczyna, north-east of Kluczbork, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Paruszowice

Paruszowice

Paruszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Byczyna, north of Kluczbork, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Pogorzałka, Polanowice

Polanowice, Opole Voivodeship

Polanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Byczyna, north of Kluczbork, and north of the regional capital Opole....

, Proślice

Proslice

Proślice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Byczyna, north-west of Kluczbork, and north of the regional capital Opole....

, Pszczonki

Pszczonki

Pszczonki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....

, Roszkowice

Roszkowice, Kluczbork County

Roszkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Byczyna, north of Kluczbork, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Sarnów

Sarnów, Opole Voivodeship

Sarnów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Byczyna, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....

, Sierosławice and Wojsławice.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Byczyna is bordered by the gminas of Bolesławiec, Gorzów Śląski

Gmina Gorzów Slaski

Gmina Gorzów Śląski is an urban-rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Gorzów Śląski, which lies approximately north of Olesno and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Kluczbork

Gmina Kluczbork

Gmina Kluczbork is an urban-rural gmina in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Kluczbork, which lies approximately north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Łęka Opatowska, Łubnice, Trzcinica

Gmina Trzcinica

Gmina Trzcinica is a rural gmina in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Trzcinica, which lies approximately south of Kępno and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

 and Wołczyn.