Gmina Opatów 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 Opatów County

Opatów County

Opatów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. 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 Opatów, which lies ...

, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...

, in south-central 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 Opatów

Opatów

Opatów is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Opatów County. Its population is 7,833 .Tourist attractions include a 12th century Collegiate Church of St...

, which lies approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce

Kielce

Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...

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The gmina covers an area of 113.39 square kilometres (43.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,635 (out of which the population of Opatów amounts to 6,846, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,789).

Villages

Apart from the town of Opatów, Gmina Opatów contains the villages and settlements of Adamów

Adamów, Gmina Opatów

Adamów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Balbinów

Balbinów

Balbinów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Brzezie

Brzezie, Opatów County

Brzezie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Czerników Karski

Czerników Karski

Czerników Karski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Czerników Opatowski

Czerników Opatowski

Czerników Opatowski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Gojców

Gojców

Gojców is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Jagnin

Jagnin

Jagnin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Jałowęsy, Jurkowice

Jurkowice, Opatów County

Jurkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Karwów

Karwów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Karwów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Kobylanki

Kobylanki, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kobylanki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Kobylany

Kobylany, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kobylany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Kochów

Kochów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kochów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Kornacice

Kornacice

Kornacice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Lipowa

Lipowa, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Lipowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Marcinkowice

Marcinkowice, Opatów County

Marcinkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Nikisiałka Duża, Nikisiałka Mała, Oficjałów, Okalina

Okalina

Okalina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Okalina-Kolonia

Okalina-Kolonia

Okalina-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Podole

Podole, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Podole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Ptkanów

Ptkanów

Ptkanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.-References:...

, Rosochy

Rosochy, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Rosochy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Strzyżowice

Strzyzowice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Strzyżowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Tomaszów

Tomaszów, Gmina Opatów

Tomaszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Tudorów

Tudorów

Tudorów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Wąworków

Waworków

Wąworków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Zochcinek

Zochcinek

Zochcinek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Opatów is bordered by the gminas of Baćkowice

Gmina Backowice

Gmina Baćkowice is a rural gmina in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Baćkowice, which lies approximately west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Ćmielów

Gmina Cmielów

Gmina Ćmielów is an urban-rural gmina in Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Ćmielów, which lies approximately south-east of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and east of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

, Iwaniska

Gmina Iwaniska

Gmina Iwaniska is a rural gmina in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Iwaniska, which lies approximately south-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Lipnik

Gmina Lipnik

Gmina Lipnik is a rural gmina in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Lipnik, which lies approximately south-east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Sadowie

Gmina Sadowie

Gmina Sadowie is a rural gmina in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sadowie, which lies approximately north-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Wojciechowice

Gmina Wojciechowice

Gmina Wojciechowice is a rural gmina in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Wojciechowice, which lies approximately east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

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