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Gmina Olecko is an urban-rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Olecko County,
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. Its seat is the town of
Olecko, which lies approximately east of the regional capital
Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini''
* Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 21,413 (out of which the population of Olecko amounts to 16,169, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,244).
Villages
Apart from the town of Olecko, Gmina Olecko contains the villages and settlements of
Babki Gąseckie,
Babki Oleckie,
Biała Olecka,
Borawskie,
Borawskie Małe,
Dąbrowskie,
Dąbrowskie-Osiedle,
Dobki,
Doliwy,
Duły,
Gąski,
Giże,
Gordejki,
Gordejki Małe,
Imionki,
Imionki PKP,
Jaśki,
Judziki,
Kijewo,
Kolonia Olecko,
Kukowo,
Łęgowo,
Lenarty,
Lipkowo,
Możne,
Olszewo,
Pieńki,
Plewki,
Przytuły,
Raczki Wielkie,
Rosochackie,
Sedranki,
Skowronki,
Ślepie,
Świdry,
Szczecinki,
Wólka Kijewska,
Zabielne,
Zajdy,
Zatyki and
Zielonówek.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Olecko is bordered by the gminas of
Bakałarzewo
Bakałarzewo is a village in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bakałarzewo. It lies approximately west of Suwałki and north of the regional capi ...
,
Ełk,
Filipów,
Kalinowo,
Kowale Oleckie
Kowale Oleckie is a village in Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kowale Oleckie. It lies approximately north of Olecko and east of the regional ca ...
,
Świętajno and
Wieliczki
Wieliczki is a village in Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wieliczki.
It lies approximately south-east of Olecko and east of the regional capital ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Olecko County
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Olecko County