| Gmina Baćkowice | |
| Other Name: | Baćkowice Commune |
| Settlement Type: | Gmina |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Świętokrzyskie |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Opatów |
| Area Total Km2: | 96.25 |
| Population Total: | 5177 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Baćkowice |
| Coordinates: | 50.7958°N 21.2317°W |
| Seat: | Baćkowice |
| Website: | http://www.backowice-gmina.pl/ |
Gmina Baćkowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Baćkowice, which lies approximately 14km (09miles) west of Opatów and 450NaN0 east of the regional capital Kielce.[1]
The gmina covers an area of 96.25km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 5,177.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Jeleniowska Landscape Park.
Gmina Baćkowice contains the villages and settlements of Baćkowice, Baranówek, Gołoszyce, Janczyce, Modliborzyce, Nowy Nieskurzów, Olszownica, Oziębłów, Piórków, Piórków-Kolonia, Piskrzyn, Rudniki, Stary Nieskurzów, Wszachów and Żerniki.
Gmina Baćkowice is bordered by the gminas of Iwaniska, Łagów, Opatów, Sadowie and Waśniów.