Gmina Józefów

Gmina Józefów
Józefów Commune
Gmina Office in Józefów
Coordinates (Józefów): 50°29′N 23°3′E / 50.483°N 23.050°E / 50.483; 23.050
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyBiłgoraj
SeatJózefów
Area
  Total
126.46 km2 (48.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
7,266
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
  Urban
2,450
  Rural
4,816
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLBL
Websitehttp://www.ejozefow.pl

Gmina Józefów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Józefów, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Biłgoraj and 92 km (57 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

The gmina covers an area of 126.46 square kilometres (48.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,266 (out of which the population of Józefów amounts to 2,450, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,816).

The gmina contains parts of the protected areas called Krasnobród Landscape Park and Puszcza Solska Landscape Park.