Gmina Branice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in GÃ Âubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the town of Branice, which lies approximately south of GÃ Âubczyce and south of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 6,489.
Gmina Branice lies partly on the GÃ Âubczyce Plateau (a part of the Silesian Lowlands) and partly in the Opawskie Mountains (a part of the Eastern Sudetes). The gmina is located on the left bank of the Opava River.
Gmina Branice contains the villages and settlements of Bliszczyce, Boboluszki, Branice, Dzbaà Âce, Dzbaà Âce-Osiedle, Dzierà ¼kowice, Gródczany, Jabà Âonka, Jakubowice, JÃÂdrychowice, Lewice, Michaà Âkowice, Niekazanice, Posucice, Turków, Uciechowice, Wà Âodzienin, Wódka and Wysoka.
Gmina Branice is bordered by the gminas of GÃ Âubczyce and Kietrz. It also borders the Czech Republic (municipalities of Krnov, ÃÂvalno, Brumovice, Holasovice and Opava).