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Gmina Wejherowo 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
Wejherowo County
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Wejherowo County (, ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ...
,
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship ( ; ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk.
The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk Voivo ...
, in northern
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 town of
Wejherowo
Wejherowo (; formerly ) is a city in Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 48,735 inhabitants (2021). It has been the capital of Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously, it was a city in Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–199 ...
, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 18,688.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...
called
Tricity Landscape Park.
Villages
Gmina Wejherowo contains the villages and settlements of
Biała,
Białasowizna,
Bieszkowice,
Bolszewo,
Borowo,
Burch,
Cierżnia,
Gacyny,
Głodówko,
Gniewowo,
Góra,
Gościcino,
Gwizdówka,
Kąpino,
Kniewo,
Kotłówka,
Krystkowo,
Łężyce,
Małe Gowino,
Marianowo,
Miga,
Młynki,
Nowiny,
Nowy Dwór Wejherowski,
Orle,
Paradyż,
Pętkowice,
Piecewo,
Pińskie,
Pnie,
Polnica,
Prajsów,
Prymków,
Pryśniewo,
Reszki,
Rogulewo,
Sopieszyno,
Sopieszyno-Wybudowanie,
Ustarbowo,
Warszkowo,
Warszkowski Młyn,
Wielkie Gowino,
Wosów,
Wygoda,
Wyspowo,
Zamostne,
Zbychowo,
Zielony Dwór and
Zybertowo.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Wejherowo is bordered by the towns of
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With an estimated population of 257,000, it is the List of cities in Poland, 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in the Pomeranian Voivodeship after Gdańsk ...
,
Reda,
Rumia and
Wejherowo
Wejherowo (; formerly ) is a city in Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 48,735 inhabitants (2021). It has been the capital of Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously, it was a city in Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–199 ...
, and by the gminas of
Gniewino,
Krokowa
Krokowa is a village in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krokowa. It lies approximately north-west of Puck and north-west of the regional capital Gdańs ...
,
Luzino
Luzino is a village in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Luzino. It lies approximately south-west of Wejherowo and north-west of the regional capital ...
,
Puck and
Szemud
Szemud is a village in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szemud. It lies approximately south of Wejherowo and north-west of the regional capital Gda ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Wejherowo
Wejherowo (; formerly ) is a city in Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 48,735 inhabitants (2021). It has been the capital of Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously, it was a city in Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–199 ...
Wejherowo County