__NOTOC__ Gmina Żukowo ( csb, Gmina Żukòwò) 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 Kartuzy County,

Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The ...

, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Żukowo, which lies approximately east of Kartuzy and west of the regional capital

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 41,743 (out of which the population of Żukowo amounts to 8,135, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 33,608).

Villages

Apart from the town of Żukowo, Gmina Żukowo contains the villages and settlements of Babi Dół,

Banino Banino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żukowo, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Żukowo, north-east of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańs ...

, Barniewice, Borkowo, Borowiec, Chwaszczyno, Czaple, Elżbietowo, Glincz, Łapino Kartuskie,

Leźno Leźno ( csb, Lezno; german: Leesen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żukowo, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Żukowo, east of Kartuzy, and west of the region ...

Lniska Lniska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żukowo, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Żukowo, east of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. For det ...

Małkowo Małkowo (; Kashubian: Môłkòwò, German: Malkau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żukowo, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Żukowo, north-east of Kartu ...

, Miszewko, Miszewo,

Niestępowo Niestępowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żukowo, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Żukowo, east of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. ...

, Nowy Świat,

Otomino Otomino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żukowo, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Żukowo, east of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. F ...

, Pępowo, Piaski, Przyjaźń, Rębiechowo, Rutki, Skrzeszewo Żukowskie, Stara Piła, Sulmin, Tuchom, Widlino and Żukowo-Wieś.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Żukowo is bordered by the towns of

and Gdynia, and by the gminas of Kartuzy,

Kolbudy Kolbudy (; formerly german: Ober Kahlbude) is a village in Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kolbudy. It lies approximately west of Pruszcz Gdański and ...

Przodkowo Przodkowo ( csb, Przedkòwò, german: Seefeld) is a village in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Przodkowo. It lies approximately north-east of Kartuz ...

, Przywidz, Somonino and Szemud.

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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