Gmina Pawonków 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 Lubliniec County

Lubliniec County

Lubliniec 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 and largest town is Lubliniec, which lies ...

, 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 Pawonków

Pawonków

Pawonków is a village in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pawonków. It lies approximately west of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...

, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Lubliniec

Lubliniec

Lubliniec is a town in southern Poland with 29,359 inhabitants . It is the capital of Lubliniec County, part of Silesian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Częstochowa Voivodeship .-Geography:...

 and 58 km (36 mi) north-west 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 118.74 square kilometres (45.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,459.

Villages

Gmina Pawonków contains the villages and settlements of Draliny

Draliny

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

, Gwoździany

Gwozdziany

Gwoździany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pawonków, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Pawonków, west of Lubliniec, and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kośmidry

Kosmidry, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Koszwice

Koszwice

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

, Łagiewniki Małe, Łagiewniki Wielkie, Lipie Śląskie

Lipie Slaskie

Lipie Śląskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pawonków, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland...

, Lisowice

Lisowice, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Pawonków

Pawonków

Pawonków is a village in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pawonków. It lies approximately west of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...

, Skrzydłowice and Solarnia

Solarnia, Silesian Voivodeship

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pawonków is bordered by the town of Lubliniec

Lubliniec

Lubliniec is a town in southern Poland with 29,359 inhabitants . It is the capital of Lubliniec County, part of Silesian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Częstochowa Voivodeship .-Geography:...

 and by the gminas of Ciasna

Gmina Ciasna

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

, Dobrodzień

Gmina Dobrodzien

Gmina Dobrodzień, German Gemeinde Guttentag is an urban-rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Kochanowice

Gmina Kochanowice

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

, Krupski Młyn and Zawadzkie

Gmina Zawadzkie

Gmina Zawadzkie is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Zawadzkie, which lies approximately north-east of Strzelce Opolskie and east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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