Gmina Karczew 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 Otwock County

Otwock County

Otwock County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Otwock, which lies ...

, Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, in east-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 Karczew

Karczew

Karczew is a town in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 10,271 inhabitants .-References:...

, which lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Otwock

Otwock

Otwock is a town in central Poland, some southeast of Warsaw, with 42,765 inhabitants . It is situated on the right bank of Vistula River below the mouth of Swider River. Otwock is home to a unique architectural style called Swidermajer....

 and 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

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The gmina covers an area of 81.49 square kilometres (31.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 15,919 (out of which the population of Karczew amounts to 10,396, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,523).

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Masovian Landscape Park

Masovian Landscape Park

Masovian Landscape Park is a protected area in east-central Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Karczew, Gmina Karczew contains the villages and settlements of Brzezinka

Brzezinka, Gmina Karczew

Brzezinka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Karczew, south of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Całowanie, Glinki

Glinki, Otwock County

Glinki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Karczew, south of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Janów

Janów, Otwock County

Janów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Karczew, south of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Kępa Nadbrzeska

Kepa Nadbrzeska

Kępa Nadbrzeska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Karczew, south of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Kosumce

Kosumce

Kosumce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Karczew, south of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw. As of 2007, the village had a population of approximately 280.From 1975 to...

, Łukówiec, Nadbrzeż

Nadbrzez

Nadbrzeż is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Karczew, south-west of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Ostrówek

Ostrówek, Otwock County

Ostrówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Karczew, south of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Ostrówiec

Ostrówiec, Masovian Voivodeship

Ostrówiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Karczew, south of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Otwock Mały, Otwock Wielki

Otwock Wielki

Otwock Wielki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Karczew, south of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Piotrowice, Sobiekursk

Sobiekursk

Sobiekursk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Karczew, south of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Władysławów and Wygoda

Wygoda, Otwock County

Wygoda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karczew, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Karczew, south of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Karczew is bordered by the town of Otwock

Otwock

Otwock is a town in central Poland, some southeast of Warsaw, with 42,765 inhabitants . It is situated on the right bank of Vistula River below the mouth of Swider River. Otwock is home to a unique architectural style called Swidermajer....

 and by the gminas of Celestynów

Gmina Celestynów

Gmina Celestynów is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Celestynów, which lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....

, Góra Kalwaria

Gmina Góra Kalwaria

Gmina Góra Kalwaria is an urban-rural gmina in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Góra Kalwaria, which lies approximately south-east of Piaseczno and south-east of Warsaw....

, Konstancin-Jeziorna

Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna

Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna is an urban-rural gmina in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Konstancin-Jeziorna, which lies approximately east of Piaseczno and south-east of Warsaw....

, Sobienie-Jeziory

Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory

Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sobienie-Jeziory, which lies approximately 19 kilometres south of Otwock and 39 km south-east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Wiązowna

Gmina Wiazowna

Gmina Wiązowna is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Wiązowna, which lies approximately north-east of Otwock and east of Warsaw....

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