Gmina Giżycko is a 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 Giżycko County

Gizycko County

Giżycko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Giżycko, which lies east of...

, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...

, in northern 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 Giżycko

Gizycko

Giżycko is a town in northeastern Poland with 29,796 inhabitants . It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , having previously been in the Suwałki Voivodeship . It is the seat of Giżycko County.-History:...

, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

The gmina covers an area of 289.76 square kilometres (111.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,671.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Giżycko is bordered by the town of Giżycko

Gizycko

Giżycko is a town in northeastern Poland with 29,796 inhabitants . It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , having previously been in the Suwałki Voivodeship . It is the seat of Giżycko County.-History:...

 and by the gminas of Kętrzyn

Gmina Ketrzyn

Gmina Kętrzyn is a rural gmina in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kętrzyn, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Kruklanki

Gmina Kruklanki

Gmina Kruklanki is a rural gmina in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kruklanki, which lies approximately north-east of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Miłki, Pozezdrze

Gmina Pozezdrze

Gmina Pozezdrze is a rural gmina in Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pozezdrze, which lies approximately south-east of Węgorzewo and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Ryn

Gmina Ryn

Gmina Ryn is an urban-rural gmina in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Ryn, which lies approximately south-west of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Węgorzewo

Gmina Wegorzewo

Gmina Węgorzewo is an urban-rural gmina in Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, on the border with Russia...

 and Wydminy

Gmina Wydminy

Gmina Wydminy is a rural gmina in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wydminy, which lies approximately east of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

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Villages

The gmina contains the following villages having the status of sołectwo: Antonowo

Antonowo

Antonowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Bogacko

Bogacko

Bogacko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Bogaczewo

Bogaczewo, Gizycko County

Bogaczewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Bystry

Bystry

Bystry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Doba

Doba, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Doba is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Giżycko and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Gajewo

Gajewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Gajewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945, the area was part of Germany ....

, Grajwo

Grajwo

Grajwo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Guty

Guty, Gizycko County

Guty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Kąp

KAP

KAP may refer to:* Kite aerial photography* Kink Aware Professionals* Kansas Algebra Program* Kiribati Adaptation Program* Korean Archery Products* KAP, acronym of the Communist Workers Party...

, Kamionki

Kamionki, Gizycko County

Kamionki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Giżycko and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945, the area was part of Germany .-References:...

, Kożuchy Wielkie

Kozuchy Wielkie

Kożuchy Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Kruklin

Kruklin

Kruklin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Pieczonki

Pieczonki

Pieczonki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Pierkunowo

Pierkunowo

Pierkunowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Sołdany, Spytkowo

Spytkowo

Spytkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Sterławki Małe, Sulimy

Sulimy, Gizycko County

Sulimy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Szczybały Giżyckie, Świdry

Swidry, Gizycko County

Świdry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Giżycko and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Upałty, Upałty Małe, Wilkasy

Wilkasy, Gizycko County

Wilkasy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Wilkaski

Wilkaski

Wilkaski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Wronka

Wronka, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Wronka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

 and Wrony

Wrony, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Wrony is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

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There are also 12 villages without sołectwo status: Wola Bogaczkowska

Wola Bogaczkowska

Wola Bogaczkowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Dziewiszewo

Dziewiszewo

Dziewiszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Giżycko and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Fuleda

Fuleda

Fuleda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Giżycko and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany . The village has a...

, Kożuchy Małe, Nowe Sołdany, Zielony Gaj

Zielony Gaj, Gizycko County

Zielony Gaj is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Sterławki Średnie, Gorazdowo

Gorazdowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Gorazdowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Strzelce

Strzelce, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Strzelce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Kalinowo

Kalinowo, Gizycko County

Kalinowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Piękna Góra

Piekna Góra, Gizycko County

Piękna Góra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Giżycko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

 and Wrony Nowe

Wrony Nowe

Wrony Nowe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

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