Gmina Wąchock 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 Starachowice County

Starachowice County

Starachowice 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 and largest town is Starachowice,...

, 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 Wąchock

Wachock

Wąchock is a town in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, near Starachowice. In 2006, it had 2,777 inhabitants.- History :...

, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Starachowice

Starachowice

Starachowice is a town in south-central Poland with 55,126 inhabitants . Starachowice is situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ; it was formerly in the Kielce Voivodeship . It is the capital of Starachowice County...

 and 35 km (22 mi) north-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...

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The gmina covers an area of 81.84 square kilometres (31.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,972 (out of which the population of Wąchock amounts to 2,760, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,212).

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 Sieradowice Landscape Park

Sieradowice Landscape Park

Sieradowice Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Wąchock, Gmina Wąchock contains the villages and settlements of Marcinków

Marcinków, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Parszów

Parszów

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

, Rataje

Rataje, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Węglów

Weglów

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

 and Wielka Wieś

Wielka Wies, Starachowice County

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wąchock is bordered by the towns of Skarżysko-Kamienna

Skarzysko-Kamienna

Skarżysko-Kamienna is a town in northern Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland by Kamienna river, to the north of Świętokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodship's major towns...

 and Starachowice

Starachowice

Starachowice is a town in south-central Poland with 55,126 inhabitants . Starachowice is situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ; it was formerly in the Kielce Voivodeship . It is the capital of Starachowice County...

, and by the gminas of Bodzentyn

Gmina Bodzentyn

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

, Brody

Gmina Brody, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Mirzec

Gmina Mirzec

Gmina Mirzec is a rural gmina in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Mirzec, which lies approximately north of Starachowice and north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Pawłów, Skarżysko Kościelne

Gmina Skarzysko Koscielne

Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne is a rural gmina in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Skarżysko Kościelne, which lies approximately north of Skarżysko-Kamienna and north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of ,...

 and Suchedniów

Gmina Suchedniów

Gmina Suchedniów is an urban-rural gmina in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Suchedniów, which lies approximately south-west of Skarżysko-Kamienna and north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...

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