__NOTOC__ Gmina Lipusz ( csb, Lëpùsz) is a rural

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(administrative district) in

Kościerzyna County __NOTOC__ Kościerzyna County ( csb, Kòscérsczi kréz, pl, powiat kościerski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of ...

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, in northern

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. Its seat is the village of

Lipusz Lipusz (german: Lippusch; csb, Lëpùsz) is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lipusz. It lies approximately west of Kościerzyna and ...

, which lies approximately west of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital

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. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 3,381. The gmina contains part of the

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called

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. The gmina is twinned with

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Villages

Gmina Lipusz contains the villages and settlements of Bałachy, Gostomko, Jabłuszek Duży, Jabłuszek Mały, Krosewo, Krugliniec, Lipuska Huta,

, Papiernia, Płocice, Płocice-Kula, Śluza, Szklana Huta, Szwedzki Ostrów, Trawice, Tuszkowy and Wyrówno.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lipusz is bordered by the gminas of

Dziemiany Dziemiany ( csb, Dzemiónë; formerly german: Dzimianen, (1942-5): ''Sophienwalde'') is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dziemiany. I ...

, Kościerzyna, Parchowo, Studzienice and

Sulęczyno Sulęczyno ( csb, Sëlëczëno, german: Sullenschin) is a village in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sulęczyno. It lies approximately west of Kartuz ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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