Gmina Bełżyce

Gmina Bełżyce is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Bełżyce, which lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of the regional capital Lublin.

Gmina Bełżyce

Bełżyce Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Bełżyce): 51°11′N 22°16′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyLublin County
SeatBełżyce
Area
 • Total133.85 km2 (51.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2013[1])
 • Total13,502
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Urban
6,765
 • Rural
6,737
Websitehttp://www.belzyce.pl/

The gmina covers an area of 133.85 square kilometres (51.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,876 (out of which the population of Bełżyce amounts to 7,054, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,822).

Villages

Apart from the town of Bełżyce, Gmina Bełżyce contains the villages and settlements of Babin, Chmielnik, Chmielnik-Kolonia, Cuple, Jaroszewice, Kierz, Krężnica Okrągła, Malinowszczyzna, Matczyn, Płowizny, Podole, Skrzyniec, Skrzyniec-Kolonia, Stare Wierzchowiska, Wierzchowiska Dolne, Wierzchowiska Górne, Wojcieszyn, Wronów, Wymysłówka, Zagórze, Zalesie and Zosin.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Bełżyce is bordered by the gminas of Borzechów, Chodel, Konopnica, Niedrzwica Duża, Poniatowa and Wojciechów.

References
  1. Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2014
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