Gmina Poczesna 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 Częstochowa County

Czestochowa County

Częstochowa 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 is the city of Częstochowa, although the city...

, 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 Poczesna

Poczesna

Poczesna is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Poczesna. It lies approximately south of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Częstochowa

Czestochowa

Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

 and 53 km (33 mi) north 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 60.13 square kilometres (23.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,490.

Villages

Gmina Poczesna contains the villages and settlements of Bargły, Brzeziny Nowe

Brzeziny Nowe

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

, Brzeziny-Kolonia

Brzeziny-Kolonia

Brzeziny-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poczesna, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Poczesna, south of Częstochowa, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Dębowiec

Debowiec, Czestochowa County

Dębowiec is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Poczesna, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Poczesna, south-east of Częstochowa, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Huta Stara A

Huta Stara A

Huta Stara A is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poczesna, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Poczesna, south of Częstochowa, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Huta Stara B

Huta Stara B

Huta Stara B is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poczesna, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Poczesna, south of Częstochowa, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kolonia Borek

Kolonia Borek

Kolonia Borek is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Poczesna, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Poczesna, south of Częstochowa, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kolonia Poczesna

Kolonia Poczesna

Kolonia Poczesna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poczesna, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Poczesna, south of Częstochowa, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Korwinów

Korwinów

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

, Mazury

Mazury, Silesian Voivodeship

Mazury is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poczesna, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Poczesna, south of Częstochowa, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Michałów, Młynek, Nierada

Nierada

Nierada is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poczesna, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Poczesna, south of Częstochowa, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Nowa Wieś

Nowa Wies, Gmina Poczesna

Nowa Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poczesna, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Poczesna, south-east of Częstochowa, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Poczesna

Poczesna

Poczesna is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Poczesna. It lies approximately south of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Słowik, Sobuczyna

Sobuczyna, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Wrzosowa

Wrzosowa

Wrzosowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poczesna, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Poczesna, south of Częstochowa, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Zawodzie

Zawodzie, Silesian Voivodeship

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Poczesna is bordered by the city of Częstochowa

Czestochowa

Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Kamienica Polska

Gmina Kamienica Polska

Gmina Kamienica Polska is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kamienica Polska, which lies approximately south of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Konopiska

Gmina Konopiska

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

, Olsztyn

Gmina Olsztyn

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

 and Starcza

Gmina Starcza

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

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