Gmina Kochanowice is a 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 Lubliniec County

Lubliniec County

Lubliniec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Lubliniec, which lies ...

, Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...

, in southern 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 village of Kochanowice

Kochanowice

Kochanowice is a village in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kochanowice. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Lubliniec

Lubliniec

Lubliniec is a town in southern Poland with 29,359 inhabitants . It is the capital of Lubliniec County, part of Silesian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Częstochowa Voivodeship .-Geography:...

 and 53 km (33 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

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The gmina covers an area of 79.71 square kilometres (30.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,668.

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 Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park

Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park

Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Kochanowice contains the villages and settlements of Droniowice

Droniowice

Droniowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kochanowice, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Harbułtowice, Jawornica

Jawornica, Silesian Voivodeship

Jawornica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kochanowice, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kochanowice

Kochanowice

Kochanowice is a village in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kochanowice. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kochcice

Kochcice

Kochcice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kochanowice, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Lubecko

Lubecko

Lubecko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kochanowice, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Lubockie

Lubockie

Lubockie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kochanowice, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Ostrów

Ostrów, Lubliniec County

Ostrów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kochanowice, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Pawełki, Swaciok

Swaciok

Swaciok is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kochanowice, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Szklarnia

Szklarnia, Lubliniec County

Szklarnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kochanowice, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kochanowice is bordered by the town of Lubliniec

Lubliniec

Lubliniec is a town in southern Poland with 29,359 inhabitants . It is the capital of Lubliniec County, part of Silesian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Częstochowa Voivodeship .-Geography:...

 and by the gminas of Ciasna

Gmina Ciasna

Gmina Ciasna is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Ciasna, which lies approximately north-west of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Herby

Gmina Herby

Gmina Herby is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Herby, which lies approximately north-east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice...

, Koszęcin

Gmina Koszecin

Gmina Koszęcin is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Koszęcin, which lies approximately south-east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Pawonków

Gmina Pawonków

Gmina Pawonków is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pawonków, which lies approximately west of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

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