Gmina Komańcza 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 Sanok County

Sanok County

Sanok County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 and largest town is...

, 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...

, on the Slovak

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 border. Its seat is the village of Komańcza

Komancza

Komańcza is a village in the Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland. It is situated in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota .-History:...

, which lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Sanok

Sanok

Sanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 39,110 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It's the capital of Sanok County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship , which was part of the Lesser Poland province...

 and 76 km (47 mi) south 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 455.18 square kilometres (175.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,116. Ethnically the region's inhabitants include Poles

Poles

thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...

, Pogorzans and Lemkos

Lemkos

Lemkos , one of several quantitatively and territorially small ethnic groups who also call themselves Rusyns , are one of the ethnic groups inhabiting the Carpathian Mountains...

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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 Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park

Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park

Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland, established in 1992, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Komańcza contains the villages and settlements of Balnica

Balnica

Balnica is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital...

, Banniczka

Banniczka

Banniczka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

, Czystogarb

Czystogarb

Czystogarb is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-west of Komańcza, south-west of Sanok, and south of the regional capital...

, Darów

Darów

Darów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-west of Komańcza, south-west of Sanok, and south of the regional capital...

, Dołżyca, Duszatyn

Duszatyn

Duszatyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital...

, Jasiel

Jasiel, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Jasiel is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-west of Komańcza, south-west of Sanok, and south of the regional capital...

, Jawornik

Jawornik, Sanok County

Jawornik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

, Komańcza

Komancza

Komańcza is a village in the Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland. It is situated in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota .-History:...

, Kulaszne

Kulaszne

Kulaszne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia...

, Łupków, Maniów

Maniów, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Maniów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital...

, Mików

Mików

Mików is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The...

, Moszczaniec

Moszczaniec

Moszczaniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia...

, Nowy Łupków, Osławica, Polany Surowiczne

Polany Surowiczne

Polany Surowiczne is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-west of Komańcza, south-west of Sanok, and south of the regional...

, Prełuki, Radoszyce, Rzepedź

Rzepedz

Rzepedź is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The...

, Smolnik

Smolnik, Sanok County

Smolnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village...

, Surowica

Surowica, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Surowica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-west of Komańcza, south-west of Sanok, and south of the regional capital...

, Szczawne

Szczawne

Szczawne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The...

, Turzańsk

Turzansk

Turzańsk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The...

, Wisłok Wielki, Wola Michowa

Wola Michowa

Wola Michowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital...

, Wysoczany

Wysoczany

Wysoczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia...

 and Zawadka Morochowska

Zawadka Morochowska

Zawadka Morochowska is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Komańcza is bordered by the gminas of Baligród

Gmina Baligród

Gmina Baligród is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Baligród, which lies approximately south of Lesko and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Bukowsko

Gmina Bukowsko

Gmina Bukowsko is a rural gmina in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Bukowsko, which lies approximately south-west of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Cisna

Gmina Cisna

Gmina Cisna is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border...

, Jaśliska

Gmina Jaśliska

Gmina Jaśliska is a rural gmina in Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Jaśliska....

, Rymanów

Gmina Rymanów

Gmina Rymanów is an urban-rural gmina in Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Rymanów, which lies approximately south-east of Krosno and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

 and Zagórz

Gmina Zagórz

Gmina Zagórz is an urban-rural gmina in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Zagórz, which lies approximately south-east of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

. It also borders Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

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Rural landscape pictures