Gmina Wólka is a rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...
(administrative district) in
Lublin County
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,
Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in the southeastern part of the country, with its capital being the city of Lublin.
The region is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lu ...
, in eastern
Poland
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. It takes its name from the village of
Wólka, which was the gmina seat until 30 December 1999. Since then the seat has been the village of
Jakubowice Murowane (the gmina offices are in fact situated in part of that village which is administratively part of the city of
Lublin
Lublin is List of cities and towns in Poland, the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the centre of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin i ...
).
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 12,394.
Villages
Gmina Wólka contains the villages and settlements of
Biskupie-Kolonia,
Bystrzyca,
Długie,
Jakubowice Murowane,
Kolonia Pliszczyn,
Kolonia Świdnik Mały,
Łuszczów Drugi,
Łuszczów Pierwszy,
Łysaków,
Pliszczyn,
Rudnik,
Sobianowice,
Świdniczek,
Świdnik Duży,
Świdnik Mały,
Turka and
Wólka.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Wólka is bordered by the towns of
Lublin
Lublin is List of cities and towns in Poland, the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the centre of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin i ...
and
Świdnik
Świdnik () is a town in southeastern Poland with 40,186 inhabitants (2012), situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, southeast of the city of Lublin. It is the capital of Świdnik County. Świdnik belongs to the historic province of Lesser Poland, ...
, and by the gminas of
Łęczna
Łęczna is a town in eastern Poland with 19,780 inhabitants (2014), situated in Lublin Voivodeship. It is the seat of Łęczna County and the smaller administrative district of Gmina Łęczna. The town is located in northeastern corner of histor ...
,
Mełgiew
Mełgiew is a village in Świdnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) Gmina Mełgiew. It lies approximately east of Świdnik and east of the regional capital Lublin
Lublin is ...
,
Niemce
Niemce is a village in Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Niemce. It lies approximately north of the regional capital Lublin
Lublin is List of cities and to ...
and
Spiczyn
Spiczyn is a village in Łęczna County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland and is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Spiczyn. It lies approximately north-west of Łęczna and north-east of the regional capital Lub ...
.
References
External links
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Gminas in Lublin Voivodeship, Wolka
Lublin County