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Gmina Giżycko
Giżycko Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms of Gmina Giżycko
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Giżycko): 54°2′24″N 21°45′32″E / 54.04, 21.75889
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Giżycko
Seat Giżycko
Area
 - Total 289. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (also known as Warmia-Masuria Province or by its Polish name województwo warmińsko-mazurskie or simply Warmińsko-Mazurskie A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Giżycko County (powiat giżycki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland Giżycko ( former Lec is a Town in northeastern Poland with 29796 inhabitants (2004 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 76 km² (111. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 7,671
 - Density 26. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/km² (68. 6/sq mi)
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Gmina Giżycko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Giżycko County (powiat giżycki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (also known as Warmia-Masuria Province or by its Polish name województwo warmińsko-mazurskie or simply Warmińsko-Mazurskie Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Its seat is the town of Giżycko, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. Giżycko ( former Lec is a Town in northeastern Poland with 29796 inhabitants (2004

The gmina covers an area of 289. 76 square kilometres (111. 9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,671.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Giżycko is bordered by the town of Giżycko and by the gminas of Kętrzyn, Kruklanki, Miłki, Pozezdrze, Ryn, Węgorzewo and Wydminy. Giżycko ( former Lec is a Town in northeastern Poland with 29796 inhabitants (2004 Gmina Kętrzyn is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Gmina Kruklanki is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Gmina Miłki is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Gmina Pozezdrze is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Gmina Ryn is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Gmina Węgorzewo is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, on Gmina Wydminy is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.

Villages

The gmina contains the following villages having the status of sołectwo: Antonowo, Bogacko, Bogaczewo, Bystry, Doba, Gajewo, Grajwo, Guty, Kąp, Kamionki, Kożuchy Wielkie, Kruklin, Pieczonki, Pierkunowo, Sołdany, Spytkowo, Sterławki Małe, Sulimy, Szczybały Giżyckie, Świdry, Upałty, Upałty Małe, Wilkasy, Wilkaski, Wronka and Wrony. A sołectwo is an administrative unit in Poland, a subdivision of a Gmina (although only villages are assigned to sołectwos

There are also 12 villages without sołectwo status: Wola Bogaczkowska, Dziewiszewo, Fuleda, Kożuchy Małe, Nowe Sołdany, Zielony Gaj, Sterławki Średnie, Gorazdowo, Strzelce, Kalinowo, Piękna Góra and Wrony Nowe.

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