Gmina Kije is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Pińczów County

Pinczów County

Pińczów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Pińczów, which...

, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...

, in south-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the village of Kije

Kije, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kije is a village in Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kije. It lies approximately north of Pińczów and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Pińczów

Pinczów

Pińczów is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodship, about 40 km south of Kielce. It is the capital of Pińczów County. Population is 12,304 .-History:...

 and 31 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce

Kielce

Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...

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The gmina covers an area of 99.26 square kilometres (38.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,624.

The gmina contains parts of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

s called Nida Landscape Park

Nida Landscape Park

Nida Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of on the banks of the Nida river....

 and Szaniec Landscape Park

Szaniec Landscape Park

Szaniec Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, covering an area of .The Park lies within Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship: in Busko County , Kielce County and Pińczów County ....

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Villages

Gmina Kije contains the villages and settlements of Borczyn

Borczyn

Borczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kije, north of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Czechów

Czechów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Czechów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Kije, north-east of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Gartatowice

Gartatowice

Gartatowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kije, north-east of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Gołuchów, Górki

Górki, Pinczów County

Górki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Kije, north of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Hajdaszek

Hajdaszek

Hajdaszek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kije, north of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Janów

Janów, Pinczów County

Janów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kije, north-east of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Kije

Kije, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kije is a village in Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kije. It lies approximately north of Pińczów and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Kliszów

Kliszów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kliszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Kije, north of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Kokot, Lipnik

Lipnik, Pinczów County

Lipnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kije, north-east of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Rębów

Rebów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Rębów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kije, north of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Samostrzałów, Stawiany

Stawiany, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Stawiany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kije, north-east of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Umianowice

Umianowice

Umianowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kije, north of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Wierzbica

Wierzbica, Pinczów County

Wierzbica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Kije, north of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Włoszczowice, Wola Żydowska

Wola Zydowska

Wola Żydowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kije, north-east of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Wymysłów and Żydówek

Zydówek

Żydówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kije, north-east of Pińczów, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kije is bordered by the gminas of Chmielnik

Gmina Chmielnik, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Gmina Chmielnik is an urban-rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Chmielnik, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Imielno

Gmina Imielno

Gmina Imielno is a rural gmina in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Imielno, which lies approximately south-east of Jędrzejów and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Morawica

Gmina Morawica

Gmina Morawica is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Morawica, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Pińczów

Gmina Pinczów

Gmina Pińczów is an urban-rural gmina in Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pińczów, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Sobków

Gmina Sobków

Gmina Sobków is a rural gmina in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sobków, which lies approximately north-east of Jędrzejów and south-west of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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