Gmina Barcin is an urban-rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Żnin County

Znin County

Żnin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żnin, which lies...

, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...

, in north-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the town of Barcin

Barcin

Barcin is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Żnin County. It has 7,864 inhabitants .-External links:*...

, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Żnin

Żnin

Żnin is a small town in Poland with a population of 14,558 . It is in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and is the capital of Żnin County. The town is situated in the historic land of Pałuki and the Gniezno Lake Area on the river Gąsawka.-Etymology:The name originates from the Polish word...

 and 30 km (19 mi) south of Bydgoszcz.

The gmina covers an area of 121.08 square kilometres (46.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 14,791 (out of which the population of Barcin amounts to 7,810, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,981).

Villages

Apart from the town of Barcin, Gmina Barcin contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrowo

Aleksandrowo, Znin County

Aleksandrowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Augustowo

Augustowo, Znin County

Augustowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz....

, Barcin-Wieś

Barcin-Wies

Barcin-Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz....

, Bielawy

Bielawy, Gmina Barcin

Bielawy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Dąbrówka Barcińska

Dabrówka Barcinska

Dąbrówka Barcińska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Gulczewo

Gulczewo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gulczewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz....

, Józefinka

Józefinka

Józefinka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz....

, Julianowo

Julianowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Julianowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz....

, Kania

Kania, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kania is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz....

, Knieja

Knieja, Znin County

Knieja is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz....

, Krotoszyn

Krotoszyn, Znin County

Krotoszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz....

, Mamlicz

Mamlicz

Mamlicz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Młodocin, Piechcin

Piechcin

Piechcin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz...

, Pturek

Pturek

Pturek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Sadłogoszcz, Szeroki Kamień

Szeroki Kamien

Szeroki Kamień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Wapienno

Wapienno

Wapienno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz....

, Wolice

Wolice

Wolice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Zalesie Barcińskie

Zalesie Barcinskie

Zalesie Barcińskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.The village has a population of 99....

 and Złotowo.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Barcin is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa

Gmina Dabrowa, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gmina Dąbrowa is a rural gmina in Mogilno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Dąbrowa, which lies approximately north of Mogilno and south of Bydgoszcz....

, Łabiszyn, Pakość

Gmina Pakosc

Gmina Pakość is an urban-rural gmina in Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pakość, which lies approximately west of Inowrocław, south of Bydgoszcz, and south-west of Toruń.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Złotniki Kujawskie and Żnin

Gmina Znin

Gmina Żnin is an urban-rural gmina in Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Żnin, which lies approximately south-west of Bydgoszcz....

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