Gmina Raków 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 Kielce County

Kielce County

Kielce 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 is the city of Kielce, although the...

, 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 village of Raków, which lies approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) south-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...

.

The gmina covers an area of 191.09 square kilometres (73.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,747.

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 Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Raków contains the villages and settlements of Bardo

Bardo, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Celiny

Celiny, Gmina Raków

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

, Chańcza

Chancza, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Dębno

Debno, Gmina Raków

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

, Drogowle

Drogowle

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

, Głuchów-Lasy, Jamno

Jamno, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Korzenno

Korzenno

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

, Koziel

Koziel, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Lipiny

Lipiny, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Mędrów

Medrów

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

, Nowa Huta

Nowa Huta, Gmina Raków

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

, Ociesęki

Ocieseki

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

, Pągowiec

Pagowiec, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Papiernia

Papiernia, Kielce County

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

, Pułaczów, Radostów

Radostów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Raków, Rakówka

Rakówka, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Rembów

Rembów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Smyków

Smyków, Gmina Raków

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

, Stary Głuchów, Szumsko

Szumsko

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

, Szumsko-Kolonie

Szumsko-Kolonie

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

, Wola Wąkopna

Wola Wakopna

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

, Wólka Pokłonna, Zalesie

Zalesie, Kielce County

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

 and Życiny

Zyciny

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

.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Raków is bordered by the gminas of Bogoria

Gmina Bogoria

Gmina Bogoria is a rural gmina in Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. From 1975–1998 it was part of the former Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship...

, Daleszyce

Gmina Daleszyce

Gmina Daleszyce is an urban-rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Daleszyce, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Kielce....

, 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....

, Łagów, Pierzchnica

Gmina Pierzchnica

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

, Staszów

Gmina Staszów

Gmina Staszów is an urban-rural gmina in Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Staszów, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Szydłów.