Gmina Konopnica, Lublin Voivodeship

Gmina Konopnica is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Konopnica, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of 92.75 square kilometres (35.8 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 13,963 (12,790 in 2013). Konopnica is a suburban borough of Lublin, some 10 km to the south west of the town. When driving from the town, one can see the changes on the landscape from an urban agglomeration, through estates of single-family houses and, finally, to the typically Polish countryside of golden fields and green meadows. The borough of Konopnica is made up of 20 villages and hamlets, in which, within an area of 92.75 km2, live over 10,000 people. Half of the inhabitants live off farming; almost three-quarters of the land in the borough is agricultural. Mainly cereals and sugar beet are grown.