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Gmina Orchowo is a rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...
(administrative district) in
Słupca County
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Słupca County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed ...
,
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland (''Wielkopolska'' ). The modern province includes most of this historic re ...
, in west-central
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. Its seat is the village of
Orchowo, which lies approximately north-east of
Słupca
Słupca is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, central Poland, and the seat of Słupca County. It has 13,773 inhabitants (2018).
History
History of Słupca dates back to the Middle Ages. On November 15, 1290 Polish Duke Przemysł II granted ...
and east of the regional capital
Poznań
Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 3,892.
Villages
Gmina Orchowo contains the villages and settlements of
Bielsko,
Gałczynek
Gałczynek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orchowo, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Orchowo, north of Słupca, and east of the regional capita ...
,
Głucha Puszcza,
Kinno,
Kosakowo,
Linowiec,
Mlecze,
Myślątkowo,
Orchówek,
Orchowo,
Osowiec,
Ostrówek,
Podbielsko,
Podlesie,
Rękawczyn,
Rękawczynek,
Różanna,
Siedluchno,
Skubarczewo,
Słowikowo,
Suszewo,
Szydłowiec and
Wólka Orchowska.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Orchowo is bordered by the gminas of
Jeziora Wielkie,
Kleczew
Kleczew is a town in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, central Poland.
History
Kleczew received town rights in 1366. It was a private town administratively located in the Konin County in the Kalisz Voivodeship (1314–1793), Kalisz Voivo ...
,
Mogilno,
Powidz,
Strzelno,
Trzemeszno,
Wilczyn and
Witkowo.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Orchowo
Słupca County