Gmina Piekoszów | |
Other Name: | Piekoszów Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Świętokrzyskie |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kielce County |
Area Total Km2: | 102.48 |
Population Total: | 15249 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coor Pinpoint: | Piekoszów |
Coordinates: | 50.8817°N 20.4617°W |
Seat: | Piekoszów |
Website: | http://www.piekoszow.pl |
Gmina Piekoszów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the city of Piekoszów, which lies approximately 11km (07miles) west of the regional capital Kielce.
The gmina covers an area of 102.48km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 15,249.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park.
Gmina Piekoszów contains the villages and settlements of Bławatków, Brynica, Gałęzice, Górki Szczukowskie, Janów, Jaworznia, Jeżynów, Julianów, Łaziska, Lesica, Łosień, Łosienek, Łubno, Micigózd, Młynki, Piekoszów, Podzamcze, Rykoszyn, Skałka, Szczukowice, Wesoła, Wincentów and Zajączków.
Gmina Piekoszów is bordered by the city of Kielce and by the gminas of Chęciny, Łopuszno, Małogoszcz, Miedziana Góra, Sitkówka-Nowiny and Strawczyn.