Gmina Józefów

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Gmina Józefów
Józefów Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms of Gmina Józefów
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Józefów): 50°29′N 23°3′E / 50.483, 23.05
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Biłgoraj
Seat Józefów
Area
 - Total 126.46 km² (48.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 7,266
 - Density 57.5/km² (148.8/sq mi)
 - Urban 2,450
 - Rural 4,816
Website: http://www.ejozefow.pl

Gmina Józefów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Józefów, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Biłgoraj and 92 km (57 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

The gmina covers an area of 126.46 square kilometres (48.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,266 (out of which the population of Józefów amounts to 2,450, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,816).

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Józefów is bordered by the gminas of Aleksandrów, Krasnobród, Łukowa, Susiec, Tereszpol and Zwierzyniec.

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