Gmina Lesko 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 Lesko County

Lesko County

Lesko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created in 2002 out of five gminas which previously made up the western part of Bieszczady County...

, 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 Lesko

Lesko

Lesko ; is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,755 . situated in the Bieszczady mountains. It is located in the heartland of the Doły , and its average altitude is above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city...

, which lies approximately 67 kilometres (42 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 111.58 square kilometres (43.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,603 (out of which the population of Lesko amounts to 5,864, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,739).

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 Słonne Mountains Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Lesko, Gmina Lesko contains the villages and settlements of Bachlawa

Bachlawa

Bachlawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Lesko and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Bezmiechowa Dolna

Bezmiechowa Dolna

Bezmiechowa Dolna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Lesko and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

, Bezmiechowa Górna

Bezmiechowa Górna

Bezmiechowa Górna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland...

, Dziurdziów

Dziurdziów

Dziurdziów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lesko and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

, Glinne

Glinne

Glinne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Lesko and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

, Hoczew

Hoczew

Hoczew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Lesko and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population of 710....

, Huzele

Huzele

Huzele is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lesko and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Jankowce

Jankowce

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

, Łączki, Łukawica, Manasterzec

Manasterzec

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

, Postołów, Średnia Wieś

Srednia Wies, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Średnia Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Lesko and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

 and Weremień

Weremien

Weremień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Lesko and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lesko 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....

, Olszanica

Gmina Olszanica

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

, Sanok

Gmina Sanok

Gmina Sanok is a rural gmina in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Sanok, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Solina

Gmina Solina

Gmina Solina is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It takes its name from its former seat, the village of Solina, which lies approximately south-east of Lesko and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów...

, Tyrawa Wołoska 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....

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