Gmina Sosnowica 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 Parczew County

Parczew County

Parczew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern 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 only town is Parczew, which lies north-east of...

, Lublin Voivodeship

Lublin Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....

, in eastern 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 Sosnowica

Sosnowica, Lublin Voivodeship

Sosnowica is a village in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sosnowica. It lies approximately south-east of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Parczew

Parczew

Parczew is a town in eastern Poland, with a population of 10,281 . Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship , previously in Biała Podlaska Voivodeship . It is the capital of Parczew County.-History:...

 and 48 km (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

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The gmina covers an area of 172.35 square kilometres (66.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,645.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sosnowica is bordered by the gminas of Dębowa Kłoda, Ludwin

Gmina Ludwin

Gmina Ludwin is a rural gmina in Łęczna County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Ludwin, which lies approximately north of Łęczna and east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Stary Brus

Gmina Stary Brus

Gmina Stary Brus is a rural gmina in Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Stary Brus, which lies approximately south-west of Włodawa and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Urszulin

Gmina Urszulin

Gmina Urszulin is a rural gmina in Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Urszulin, which lies approximately south-west of Włodawa and east of the regional capital Lublin....

 and Uścimów.

Villages

The gmina contains the following villages having the status of sołectwo: Bohutyn

Bohutyn

Bohutyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Górki

Górki, Parczew County

Górki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Izabelin

Izabelin, Lublin Voivodeship

Izabelin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Komarówka

Komarówka

Komarówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Kropiwki

Kropiwki

Kropiwki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Sosnowica, east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Lejno

Lejno

Lejno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Libiszów

Libiszów, Lublin Voivodeship

Libiszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Lipniak

Lipniak, Parczew County

Lipniak is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Mościska

Mosciska, Parczew County

Mościska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Nowy Orzechów

Nowy Orzechów

Nowy Orzechów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Olchówka

Olchówka, Lublin Voivodeship

Olchówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Pasieka

Pasieka, Parczew County

Pasieka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Pieszowola

Pieszowola

Pieszowola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.-References:...

, Sosnowica

Sosnowica, Lublin Voivodeship

Sosnowica is a village in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sosnowica. It lies approximately south-east of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Sosnowica-Dwór

Sosnowica-Dwór

Sosnowica-Dwór is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Stary Orzechów

Stary Orzechów

Stary Orzechów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Turno

Turno, Lublin Voivodeship

Turno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Zienki

Zienki

Zienki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

 and Zbójno

Zbójno, Lublin Voivodeship

Zbójno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnowica, within Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Sosnowica, south-east of Parczew, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

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