Gmina Kotlin 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 Jarocin County

Jarocin County

Jarocin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Jarocin, which lies...

, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...

, in west-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 village of Kotlin

Kotlin, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Kotlin is a village in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kotlin. It lies approximately south-east of Jarocin and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Jarocin

Jarocin

Jarocin Jarocin Jarocin ( is a town in central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995). Since 1999 Jarocin has been located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, prior to that it was located in the Kalisz Voivodeship (1975–1998).- History :...

 and 74 km (46 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

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The gmina covers an area of 84.08 square kilometres (32.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,124.

Villages

Gmina Kotlin contains the villages and settlements of Kotlin

Kotlin, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Kotlin is a village in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kotlin. It lies approximately south-east of Jarocin and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Kurcew

Kurcew

Kurcew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kotlin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kotlin, east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Magnuszewice

Magnuszewice

Magnuszewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kotlin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kotlin, south-east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of...

, Orpiszewek

Orpiszewek

Orpiszewek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kotlin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.The village has a population of 110.-References:...

, Parzew

Parzew

Parzew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kotlin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kotlin, east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Racendów

Racendów

Racendów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kotlin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Kotlin, east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Sławoszew, Twardów

Twardów

Twardów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kotlin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Kotlin, east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Wilcza

Wilcza, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wilcza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kotlin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Kotlin, south-east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Wola Książęca

Wola Ksiazeca

Wola Książęca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kotlin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kotlin, east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Wysogotówek

Wysogotówek

Wysogotówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kotlin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Kotlin, east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

 and Wyszki

Wyszki, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wyszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kotlin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kotlin, east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kotlin is bordered by the gminas of Czermin

Gmina Czermin, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Gmina Czermin is a rural gmina in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Czermin, which lies approximately north of Pleszew and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Dobrzyca

Gmina Dobrzyca

Gmina Dobrzyca is a rural gmina in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Dobrzyca, which lies approximately west of Pleszew and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Jarocin

Gmina Jarocin, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Gmina Jarocin is an urban-rural gmina in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Jarocin, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Pleszew

Gmina Pleszew

Gmina Pleszew is an urban-rural gmina in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pleszew, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

 and Żerków

Gmina Zerków

Gmina Żerków is an urban-rural gmina in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Żerków, which lies approximately north of Jarocin and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

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