Gmina Besko

Gmina Besko is a rural gmina in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Besko, which lies approximately west of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszów. The gmina also contains the villages of Mymoń and Poręby, [Sanok County|Poręby].
The gmina covers an area of, and as of 2006 its total population is 4,242. Ethnic groups in the region include Poles and Pogorzans.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Besko is bordered by the gminas of Haczów, Rymanów and Zarszyn.

Massacre during Second World War

During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, German forces on 11 September murdered 21 villagers. The victims include Poles and Ukrainians, one woman, and a priest.