Gmina Obsza 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 Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship

Lublin Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....

, in 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 village of Obsza

Obsza

Obsza is a village in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Obsza. It lies approximately south-east of Biłgoraj and south of the regional capital Lublin....

, which lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Biłgoraj and 108 km (67 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

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The gmina covers an area of 113.23 square kilometres (43.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,411.

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 Puszcza Solska Landscape Park

Puszcza Solska Landscape Park

Puszcza Solska Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1988, and covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Obsza contains the villages and settlements of Babice

Babice, Lublin Voivodeship

Babice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obsza, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Obsza, south-east of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin....

, Dorbozy

Dorbozy

Dorbozy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obsza, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Obsza, south-east of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin....

, Obsza

Obsza

Obsza is a village in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Obsza. It lies approximately south-east of Biłgoraj and south of the regional capital Lublin....

, Olchowiec, Wola Obszańska

Wola Obszanska

Wola Obszańska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obsza, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Obsza, south-east of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin....

 and Zamch

Zamch

Zamch is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obsza, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Obsza, south-east of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Obsza is bordered by the gminas of Cieszanów

Gmina Cieszanów

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

, Łukowa, Narol

Gmina Narol

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

, Stary Dzików

Gmina Stary Dzików

Gmina Stary Dzików is a rural administrative district in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Stary Dzików, which lies approximately north-west of Lubaczów and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Susiec

Gmina Susiec

Gmina Susiec is a rural gmina in Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Susiec, which lies approximately west of Tomaszów Lubelski and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

 and Tarnogród

Gmina Tarnogród

Gmina Tarnogród is an urban-rural gmina in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Tarnogród, which lies approximately south of Biłgoraj and south of the regional capital Lublin....

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