Gmina Chełm

Gmina Chełm
Chełm Commune
Coordinates (Pokrówka): 51°6′N 23°27′E / 51.100°N 23.450°E / 51.100; 23.450
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyChełm County
SeatPokrówka
Area
  Total
221.8 km2 (85.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total
14,146
  Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.gmina.chelm.pl/

Gmina Chełm is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pokrówka, which lies approximately 500 metres (0 mi) south-west of border Chełm and 73 km (45 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.

The gmina covers an area of 221.82 square kilometres (85.6 sq mi), and as of 2014 its total population is 14,146 and is one of the largest municipalities of Lublin Voivodeship.

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Chełm Landscape Park.