| Gmina Besko | |
| Other Name: | Besko Commune |
| Settlement Type: | Gmina |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Subcarpathian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sanok |
| Area Total Km2: | 27.5 |
| Population Total: | 4242 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Besko |
| Coordinates: | 49.5833°N 78°W |
| Seat: | Besko |
| Website: | http://www.besko.pl |
Gmina Besko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Besko, which lies approximately 20km (10miles) west of Sanok and 510NaN0 south of the regional capital Rzeszów. The gmina also contains the villages of Mymoń and Poręby.
The gmina covers an area of 27.6km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 4,242.[1] Ethnic groups in the region include Poles and Pogorzans.
Gmina Besko is bordered by the gminas of Haczów, Rymanów and Zarszyn.
During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, German forces on 11 September murdered 21 villagers. The victims include Poles and Ukrainians, one woman, and a priest.[2]