Gmina Konopiska
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Gmina Konopiska 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 Częstochowa County
Czestochowa County
Częstochowa 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 is the city of Częstochowa, although the city...

, 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 Konopiska
Konopiska
Konopiska is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Konopiska. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Częstochowa
Czestochowa
Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

 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 78.11 square kilometres (30.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,405.

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 Konopiska contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandria
Aleksandria, Silesian Voivodeship
Aleksandria is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Aleksandria Druga
Aleksandria Druga
Aleksandria Druga is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Hutki
Hutki, Silesian Voivodeship
Hutki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Jamki
Jamki, Silesian Voivodeship
Jamki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Konopiska
Konopiska
Konopiska is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Konopiska. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kopalnia
Kopalnia, Silesian Voivodeship
Kopalnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Korzonek
Korzonek, Silesian Voivodeship
Korzonek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kowale
Kowale, Czestochowa County
Kowale is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Łaziec, Leśniaki
Lesniaki, Czestochowa County
Leśniaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Rększowice
Rekszowice
Rększowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Walaszczyki
Walaszczyki
Walaszczyki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Wąsosz
Wasosz, Gmina Konopiska
Wąsosz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Wygoda
Wygoda, Silesian Voivodeship
Wygoda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konopiska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Konopiska is bordered by the city of Częstochowa
Czestochowa
Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Blachownia
Gmina Blachownia
Gmina Blachownia is an urban-rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Blachownia, which lies approximately west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Boronów
Gmina Boronów
Gmina Boronów is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was formed in 1993, having previously been part of Gmina Herby...

, 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...

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

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

 and Woźniki
Gmina Wozniki
Gmina Woźniki is an urban-rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Woźniki, which lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

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