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Gmina Kowale Oleckie is a rural
gmina
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(administrative district) in
Olecko County
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Olecko County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and only town is Olecko, which lies east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
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,
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern
Poland
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. Its seat is the village of
Kowale Oleckie, which lies approximately north of
Olecko
Olecko (former since 1560, colloquially also , since 1928) is a town in northeastern Poland. It is in Masuria, near Ełk and Suwałki, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is at the mouth of the Lega (river), Lega river which flows into the G ...
and east of the regional capital
Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ) is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with powiat rights, city with county rights. The population of the city was estimated at 169,793 residents
Olsz ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,371.
Villages
Gmina Kowale Oleckie contains the villages and settlements of
Bialskie Pola,
Borkowiny,
Chełchy,
Cicha Wólka,
Czerwony Dwór,
Czukty,
Daniele,
Dorsze,
Drozdowo,
Golubie Wężewskie,
Golubki,
Gorczyce,
Guzy,
Jabłonowo,
Kiliany,
Kowale Oleckie,
Lakiele,
Monety,
Rogówko,
Sokółki,
Stacze,
Stożne,
Szarejki,
Szeszki,
Szwałk,
Wężewo,
Zawady Oleckie and
Żydy.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Kowale Oleckie is bordered by the gminas of
Banie Mazurskie,
Filipów,
Gołdap
Gołdap ( or variant ''Goldapp''; ) is a spa town in northeastern Poland, in the region of Masuria, seat of Gołdap County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is located on the Gołdapa River, between the Szeskie Hills, Gołdap Lake and th ...
,
Kruklanki,
Olecko
Olecko (former since 1560, colloquially also , since 1928) is a town in northeastern Poland. It is in Masuria, near Ełk and Suwałki, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is at the mouth of the Lega (river), Lega river which flows into the G ...
and
Świętajno.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Olecko County
Kowale Oleckie
Olecko County