Gmina Pierzchnica 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 Kielce County

Kielce County

Kielce 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 is the city of Kielce, although the...

, 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 Pierzchnica

Pierzchnica

Pierzchnica is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pierzchnica. It lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Kielce....

, which lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east 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...

.

The gmina covers an area of 104.59 square kilometres (40.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,778.

The gmina contains part 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...

 called Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Pierzchnica contains the villages and settlements of Brody

Brody, Kielce County

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

, Czarna

Czarna, Kielce County

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

, Drugnia

Drugnia

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

, Drugnia Rządowa

Drugnia Rzadowa

Drugnia Rządowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pierzchnica, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Pierzchnica and south-east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Górki

Górki, Kielce County

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

, Gumienice

Gumienice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Holendry

Holendry, Gmina Pierzchnica

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

, Kalina Górecka

Kalina Górecka

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

, Maleszowa

Maleszowa

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

, Osiny

Osiny, Kielce County

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

, Pierzchnianka

Pierzchnianka

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

, Pierzchnica

Pierzchnica

Pierzchnica is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pierzchnica. It lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Podlesie

Podlesie, Kielce County

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

, Podstoła, Skrzelczyce

Skrzelczyce

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

, Strojnów

Strojnów

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

, Ujny

Ujny

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

 and Wierzbie

Wierzbie, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pierzchnica 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....

, Daleszyce

Gmina Daleszyce

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

, Gnojno

Gmina Gnojno

Gmina Gnojno is a rural gmina in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Gnojno, which lies approximately north-east of Busko-Zdrój and south-east 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....

, Raków

Gmina Raków

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

 and Szydłów.