Gmina Cieszanów 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 Lubaczów County

Lubaczów County

Lubaczów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and...

, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...

, in south-eastern 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 Cieszanów

Cieszanów

Cieszanów is a town in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 1,916 .In 1921 there were 929 Jews in Cieszanów.-References:Notes...

, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Lubaczów

Lubaczów

Lubaczów is a town in southeastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, with 12,405 inhabitants .Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship , it is the capital of Lubaczów County and is located 50 kilometers northeast of Przemyśl....

 and 85 km (53 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów

Rzeszów

Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...

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The gmina covers an area of 219.35 square kilometres (84.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,258 (out of which the population of Cieszanów amounts to 1,899, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,359).

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/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...

 called Puszcza Solska Landscape Park

Puszcza Solska Landscape Park

Puszcza Solska Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1988, and covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Cieszanów, Gmina Cieszanów contains the villages and settlements of Chotylub

Chotylub

Chotylub is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszanów, within Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Cieszanów, north-east of Lubaczów, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Dąbrówka

Dabrówka, Lubaczów County

Dąbrówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszanów, within Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Cieszanów, north-east of Lubaczów, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Dachnów

Dachnów

Dachnów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszanów, within Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Cieszanów, north of Lubaczów, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Folwarki

Folwarki, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Folwarki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszanów, within Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Cieszanów, north of Lubaczów, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Gorajec

Gorajec

Gorajec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radecznica, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Kowalówka

Kowalówka, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Kowalówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszanów, within Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Cieszanów, north of Lubaczów, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Niemstów

Niemstów, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Niemstów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszanów, within Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Cieszanów, north-west of Lubaczów, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Nowe Sioło, Nowy Lubliniec

Nowy Lubliniec

Nowy Lubliniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszanów, within Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Cieszanów, north of Lubaczów, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

, Stary Lubliniec

Stary Lubliniec

Stary Lubliniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszanów, within Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Cieszanów, north of Lubaczów, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

 and Żuków

Zuków, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Żuków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszanów, within Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Cieszanów, north of Lubaczów, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Cieszanów is bordered by the gminas of Horyniec-Zdrój

Gmina Horyniec-Zdrój

Gmina Horyniec-Zdrój is a rural gmina in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...

 and Obsza

Gmina Obsza

Gmina Obsza is a rural gmina in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Obsza, which lies approximately south-east of Biłgoraj and south of the regional capital Lublin....

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