Gmina Janów | |
Other Name: | Janów Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Częstochowa |
Area Total Km2: | 146.96 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 5959 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coor Pinpoint: | Janów |
Coordinates: | 50.7239°N 19.4361°W |
Seat: | Janów |
Website: | https://www.janow.pl/ |
Gmina Janów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Janów, which lies approximately 25km (16miles) east of Częstochowa and 610NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Katowice.
The gmina covers an area of 146.96km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 5,959.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Eagle Nests Landscape Park.
Gmina Janów contains the villages and settlements of Apolonka, Bystrzanowice, Bystrzanowice-Dwór, Czepurka, Góry Gorzkowskie, Hucisko, Janów, Lgoczanka, Lipnik, Lusławice, Okrąglik, Pabianice, Piasek, Ponik, Siedlec, Skowronów, Śmiertny Dąb, Sokole Pole, Teodorów, Zagórze, Złoty Potok and Żuraw.
Gmina Janów is bordered by the gminas of Lelów, Mstów, Niegowa, Olsztyn, Przyrów and Żarki.