Gmina Wijewo 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 Leszno County

Leszno County

Leszno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-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 Leszno, although the city...

, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...

, in west-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 Wijewo

Wijewo

Wijewo is a village in Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wijewo. It lies approximately west of Leszno and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....

, which lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of Leszno

Leszno

Leszno is a town in central Poland with 63,955 inhabitants . Situated in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously the capital of the Leszno Voivodeship . The town has county status.-History:...

 and 73 km (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

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The gmina covers an area of 61.37 square kilometres (23.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population was 3,463.

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 Przemęt Landscape Park

Przemet Landscape Park

Przemęt Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 1991, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Wijewo contains the villages and settlements of Brenno

Brenno, Poland

Brenno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wijewo, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Wijewo, west of Leszno, and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....

, Filipowo

Filipowo

Filipowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wijewo, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wijewo, west of Leszno, and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....

, Kalek, Miastko

Miastko, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Miastko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wijewo, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Wijewo, north-west of Leszno, and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....

, Potrzebowo

Potrzebowo, Leszno County

Potrzebowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wijewo, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Wijewo, west of Leszno, and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....

, Przylesie

Przylesie, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Przylesie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wijewo, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Radomyśl

Radomysl, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Radomyśl is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wijewo, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wijewo, west of Leszno, and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....

, Siedmiórki

Siedmiórki

Siedmiórki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Wijewo, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wijewo, west of Leszno, and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....

, Wijewo

Wijewo

Wijewo is a village in Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wijewo. It lies approximately west of Leszno and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....

, Wilanów

Wilanów, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wilanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wijewo, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Wijewo, west of Leszno, and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....

 and Zaborówiec

Zaborówiec

Zaborówiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wijewo, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Wijewo, west of Leszno, and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wijewo is bordered by the gminas of Przemęt

Gmina Przemet

Gmina Przemęt is a rural gmina in Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Przemęt, which lies approximately south-east of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....

, Sława, Włoszakowice and Wschowa

Gmina Wschowa

Gmina Wschowa is an urban-rural gmina in Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Wschowa, which lies approximately east of Zielona Góra....

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