Gmina Kowal 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 Włocławek County, 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 Kowal

Kowal

Kowal is a town in Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,478 inhabitants .The town is the birthplace of Casimir III, King of Poland .Kowal is also a common last name in the Ukraine, which means Smith....

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

The gmina covers an area of 114.75 square kilometres (44.31 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,089.

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 Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Kowal contains the villages and settlements of Bogusławice, Czerniewiczki

Czerniewiczki

Czerniewiczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowal, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Dąbrówka

Dabrówka, Gmina Kowal

Dąbrówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowal, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland....

, Dębniaki, Dobrzelewice

Dobrzelewice

Dobrzelewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowal, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kowal, south-east of Włocławek, and south-east of Toruń....

, Dziardonice

Dziardonice

Dziardonice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowal, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Kowal, south-east of Włocławek, and south-east of Toruń.-References:...

, Gołaszewo, Grabkowo

Grabkowo

Grabkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowal, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kowal, south of Włocławek, and south-east of Toruń.-References:...

, Grodztwo, Kępka Szlachecka

Kepka Szlachecka

Kępka Szlachecka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowal, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. However a part of the village lies within Gmina Choceń.-References:...

, Krzewent

Krzewent

Krzewent is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowal, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kowal, south-east of Włocławek, and south-east of Toruń.-References:...

, Nakonowo

Nakonowo

Nakonowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowal, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Kowal, south of Włocławek, and south-east of Toruń.-References:...

, Przydatki Gołaszewskie, Rakutowo

Rakutowo

Rakutowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowal, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kowal, south-east of Włocławek, and south-east of Toruń....

, Strzały, Unisławice, Więsławice and Więsławice-Parcele.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kowal is bordered by the town of Kowal

Kowal

Kowal is a town in Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,478 inhabitants .The town is the birthplace of Casimir III, King of Poland .Kowal is also a common last name in the Ukraine, which means Smith....

 and by the gminas of Baruchowo

Gmina Baruchowo

Gmina Baruchowo is a rural gmina in Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Baruchowo, which lies approximately south-east of Włocławek and south-east of Toruń....

, Choceń

Gmina Chocen

Gmina Choceń is a rural gmina in Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Choceń, which lies approximately south of Włocławek and south-east of Toruń....

, Lubień Kujawski

Gmina Lubien Kujawski

Gmina Lubień Kujawski is an urban-rural gmina in Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland...

 and Włocławek.