Gmina Krokowa 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 Puck County

Puck County

Puck County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Puck, which...

, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...

, 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 village of Krokowa

Krokowa

Krokowa is a village in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Krokowa. It lies approximately north-west of Puck and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Puck

Puck, Poland

Puck is a town in northwestern Poland with 11,350 inhabitants. It is in Gdańsk Pomerania on the south coast of the Baltic Sea . Previously in the Gdańsk Voivodeship , Puck has been the capital of Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.-History:The settlement became a marketplace...

 and 56 km (35 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk

Gdansk

Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...

.

The gmina covers an area of 211.83 square kilometres (81.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,089.

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 Coastal Landscape Park

Coastal Landscape Park

The Polish Coastal Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1978, covering an area of ....

.

Villages

Gmina Krokowa contains the villages and settlements of Białogóra, Brzyno

Brzyno

Brzyno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Dąbrowa

Dabrowa, Puck County

Dąbrowa is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Dębki

Debki

Dębki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Glinki

Glinki, Puck County

Glinki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Górczyn

Górczyn, Puck County

Górczyn is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Goszczyno

Goszczyno, Puck County

Goszczyno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Jeldzino

Jeldzino

Jeldzino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Karlikowo

Karlikowo, Puck County

Karlikowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Kartoszyno

Kartoszyno

Kartoszyno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history of the region, see...

, Karwieńskie Błoto Drugie, Karwieńskie Błoto Pierwsze, Kłanino, Krokowa

Krokowa

Krokowa is a village in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Krokowa. It lies approximately north-west of Puck and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Łętowice, Lisewo

Lisewo, Puck County

Lisewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Lubkowo

Lubkowo, Puck County

Lubkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Lubocino

Lubocino

Lubocino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Minkowice

Minkowice, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Minkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Odargowo

Odargowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Odargowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Odargowo-Kolonia

Odargowo-Kolonia

Odargowo-Kolonia is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Parszczyce

Parszczyce

Parszczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Parszkowo

Parszkowo

Parszkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Piaśnica

Piasnica, Puck County

Piaśnica is a former settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Połchówko, Porąb

Porab, Puck County

Porąb is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Prusewo

Prusewo

Prusewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Sławoszynko, Sławoszyno, Słuchowo, Sobieńczyce

Sobienczyce

Sobieńczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Sobieńczyce-Myśliwka

Sobienczyce-Mysliwka

Sobieńczyce-Myśliwka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Sulicice

Sulicice

Sulicice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Świecino

Swiecino

Świecino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.Świecino is famous for a battle fought in 1462 between the...

, Szary Dwór

Szary Dwór

Szary Dwór is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Trzy Młyny, Tyłowo, Wierzchucino

Wierzchucino

Wierzchucino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Krokowa, west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Wybudowania Odargowskie

Wybudowania Odargowskie

Wybudowania Odargowskie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history of...

, Żarnowiec

Zarnowiec

Żarnowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies close to Żarnowieckie Lake, approximately west of Krokowa, north-west of Puck, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk...

 and Zielony Dół.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Krokowa is bordered by the town of Władysławowo

Władysławowo

Władysławowo is a town on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in the Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania region, northern Poland, with 15,015 inhabitants.-Overview:...

 and by the gminas of Choczewo

Gmina Choczewo

Gmina Choczewo is a rural gmina in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Choczewo, which lies approximately north-west of Wejherowo and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Gniewino

Gmina Gniewino

Gmina Gniewino is a rural gmina in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gniewino, which lies approximately north-west of Wejherowo and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Puck

Gmina Puck

Gmina Puck is a rural gmina in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Puck, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

 and Wejherowo

Gmina Wejherowo

Gmina Wejherowo is a rural gmina in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wejherowo, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

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