Gmina Platerów 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 Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, in east-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 village of Platerów

Platerów

Platerów is a village in Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Platerów. It lies approximately north-east of Łosice and east of Warsaw....

, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Łosice and 125 km (78 mi) east of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

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The gmina covers an area of 128.97 square kilometres (49.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,163.

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 Podlasie Bug Gorge Landscape Park

Podlasie Bug Gorge Landscape Park

Podlasie Bug Gorge Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1994, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Platerów contains the villages and settlements of Chłopków, Chłopków-Kolonia, Czuchów

Czuchów, Masovian Voivodeship

Czuchów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Platerów, north-east of Łosice, and east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Czuchów-Pieńki

Czuchów-Pienki

Czuchów-Pieńki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Platerów, north-east of Łosice, and east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Falatycze

Falatycze

Falatycze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Platerów, east of Łosice and east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Górki, Hruszew

Hruszew

Hruszew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Platerów, north of Łosice, and east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Hruszniew

Hruszniew

Hruszniew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Platerów, east of Łosice, and east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Hruszniew-Kolonia

Hruszniew-Kolonia

Hruszniew-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.-References:...

, Kamianka, Kisielew

Kisielew

Kisielew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Platerów, north-east of Łosice, and east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Lipno, Mężenin

Mezenin, Masovian Voivodeship

Mężenin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.The village has a population of 228....

, Mężenin-Kolonia

Mezenin-Kolonia

Mężenin-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.The village has a population of 154....

, Michałów, Myszkowice

Myszkowice, Masovian Voivodeship

Myszkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Platerów, north of Łosice, and east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Nowodomki

Nowodomki

Nowodomki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Ostromęczyn

Ostromeczyn

Ostromęczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Platerów, north-east of Łosice, and east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Ostromęczyn-Kolonia

Ostromeczyn-Kolonia

Ostromęczyn-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Platerów

Platerów

Platerów is a village in Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Platerów. It lies approximately north-east of Łosice and east of Warsaw....

, Puczyce

Puczyce

Puczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Platerów, north-east of Łosice, and east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Rusków

Rusków

Rusków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Platerów, within Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Platerów, north of Łosice, and east of Warsaw.The village has a population of 410....

 and Zaborze.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Platerów is bordered by the gminas of Drohiczyn

Gmina Drohiczyn

Gmina Drohiczyn is an urban-rural gmina in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Drohiczyn, which lies approximately west of Siemiatycze and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Korczew

Gmina Korczew

Gmina Korczew is a rural gmina in Siedlce County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Korczew, which lies approximately north-east of Siedlce and east of Warsaw....

, Łosice, Przesmyki

Gmina Przesmyki

Gmina Przesmyki is a rural gmina in Siedlce County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Przesmyki, which lies approximately north-east of Siedlce and east of Warsaw....

, Sarnaki

Gmina Sarnaki

Gmina Sarnaki is a rural gmina in Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sarnaki, which lies approximately north-east of Łosice and east of Warsaw....

, Siemiatycze

Gmina Siemiatycze

Gmina Siemiatycze is a rural gmina in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Siemiatycze, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

 and Stara Kornica

Gmina Stara Kornica

Gmina Stara Kornica is a rural gmina in Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Stara Kornica, which lies approximately 15 kilometres south-east of Łosice and 131 km east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population...

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