Gmina Lelów 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 Lelów

Lelów

Lelów is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lelów...

, which lies approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) east 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 66 km (41 mi) north-east 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 120.81 square kilometres (46.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,205.

Villages

Gmina Lelów contains the villages and settlements of Biała Wielka, Celiny

Celiny, Czestochowa County

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

, Drochlin

Drochlin, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Gródek

Gródek, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Konstantynów

Konstantynów, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Lelów

Lelów

Lelów is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lelów...

, Lgota Błotna, Lgota Gawronna

Lgota Gawronna

Lgota Gawronna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lelów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lelów, south-east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Mełchów, Nakło, Paulinów

Paulinów, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Podlesie

Podlesie, Gmina Lelów

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

, Posłoda, Skrajniwa

Skrajniwa

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

, Ślęzany

Slezany

Ślężany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrówka, within Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Wołomin and north-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Staromieście

Staromiescie

Staromieście is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lelów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lelów, south-east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

 and Turzyn

Turzyn, Silesian Voivodeship

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lelów is bordered by the gminas of Irządze

Gmina Irzadze

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

, Janów

Gmina Janów, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Koniecpol

Gmina Koniecpol

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

, Niegowa

Gmina Niegowa

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

, Przyrów

Gmina Przyrów

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

 and Szczekociny

Gmina Szczekociny

Gmina Szczekociny is an urban-rural gmina in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Szczekociny, which lies approximately north-east of Zawiercie and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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