Gmina Drelów

Gmina Drelów
Drelów Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates (Drelów): 51°55′N 22°53′E / 51.917°N 22.883°E / 51.917; 22.883
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyBiała Podlaska County
SeatDrelów
Area
 • Total
228.03 km2 (88.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
5,499
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.drelow.pl/

Gmina Drelów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Drelów, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-west of Biała Podlaska and 78 km (48 mi) north of the regional capital Lublin.

The gmina covers an area of 228.03 square kilometres (88.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,535 (5,499 in 2014).

Drelów was the site of the discovery of the first known shard of chondrite Drelów, named after the gmina.

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