Gmina Stąporków is an urban-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 Końskie County

Konskie County

Końskie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, 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 and largest town is Końskie, which lies ...

, 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 town of Stąporków

Staporków

Stąporków is a town with 6,200 inhabitants in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland....

, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Końskie

Konskie

Końskie is a town in central Poland with 20,328 inhabitants , situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Kielce Voivodeship . Most of the town labour force was employed in the local foundry in the late 80s and early 90s...

 and 30 km (19 mi) north 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 231.41 square kilometres (89.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 18,313 (out of which the population of Stąporków amounts to 5,986, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 12,327).

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 Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park

Suchedniów-Oblegorek Landscape Park

Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Stąporków, Gmina Stąporków contains the villages and settlements of Adamek

Adamek

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

, Bień

Bien

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

, Błaszków, Błotnica, Boków

Boków

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

, Czarna

Czarna, Konskie County

Czarna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stąporków, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stąporków, south-east of Końskie, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Czarniecka Góra

Czarniecka Góra

Czarniecka Góra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stąporków, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stąporków, south-east of Końskie, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population...

, Duraczów

Duraczów, Konskie County

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

, Furmanów

Furmanów

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

, Gosań

Gosan, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Grzybów

Grzybów, Konskie County

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

, Gustawów

Gustawów, Gmina Staporków

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

, Hucisko

Hucisko, Gmina Staporków

Hucisko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stąporków, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Stąporków, south-east of Końskie, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Janów

Janów, Konskie County

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

, Kamienna Wola

Kamienna Wola, Gmina Staporków

Kamienna Wola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stąporków, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stąporków, south of Końskie, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Komorów

Komorów, Konskie County

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

, Kozia Wola

Kozia Wola, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kozia Wola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stąporków, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Stąporków, south-east of Końskie, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Krasna

Krasna, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Lelitków

Lelitków

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

, Luta

Luta, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Modrzewina

Modrzewina, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Modrzewina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stąporków, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stąporków, south-east of Końskie, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Mokra

Mokra, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Nadziejów

Nadziejów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Niekłań Mały, Niekłań Wielki, Odrowąż

Odrowaz, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Pardołów, Piasek

Piasek, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Smarków

Smarków, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Świerczów

Swierczów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świerczów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stąporków, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Stąporków, south-east of Końskie, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Wąglów

Waglów

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

, Wielka Wieś

Wielka Wies, Konskie County

Wielka Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stąporków, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Stąporków, east of Końskie, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Włochów, Wólka Plebańska

Wólka Plebanska, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

 and Wólka Zychowa

Wólka Zychowa

Wólka Zychowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stąporków, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Stąporków, east of Końskie, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Stąporków is bordered by the gminas of Bliżyn

Gmina Blizyn

Gmina Bliżyn is a rural gmina in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Bliżyn, which lies approximately west of Skarżysko-Kamienna and north of the regional capital Kielce....

, Chlewiska

Gmina Chlewiska

Gmina Chlewiska is a rural gmina in Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Chlewiska, which lies approximately west of Szydłowiec and south of Warsaw...

, Końskie

Gmina Konskie

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

, Mniów

Gmina Mniów

Gmina Mniów is a rural gmina - administrative district - in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, located in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Mniów, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Przysucha

Gmina Przysucha

Gmina Przysucha is an urban-rural gmina in Przysucha County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Przysucha, which lies approximately south of Warsaw....

, Smyków

Gmina Smyków

Gmina Smyków is a rural gmina in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Smyków, which lies approximately south of Końskie and north-west of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Zagnańsk

Gmina Zagnansk

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

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