Gmina Olecko 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 Olecko County

Olecko County

Olecko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and only town is Olecko, which lies east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, 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 Olecko

Olecko

Olecko is a town in Masuria, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland, near Ełk and Suwałki. It is situated at the mouth of the Lega river into the Great Olecko Lake on its south-western shore...

, which lies approximately 135 kilometres (84 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn

Olsztyn

Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...

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The gmina covers an area of 266.6 square kilometres (102.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 21,413 (out of which the population of Olecko amounts to 16,169, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,244).

Villages

Apart from the town of Olecko, Gmina Olecko contains the villages and settlements of Babki Gąseckie, Babki Oleckie, Biała Olecka, Borawskie

Borawskie, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Borawskie Małe, Dąbrowskie

Dabrowskie, Olecko County

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

, Dąbrowskie-Osiedle

Dabrowskie-Osiedle

Dąbrowskie-Osiedle is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Olecko, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Dobki

Dobki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Doliwy

Doliwy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Duły, Gąski

Gaski, Olecko County

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

, Giże

Gize, Gmina Olecko

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

, Gordejki

Gordejki

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

, Gordejki Małe, Imionki

Imionki

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

, Imionki PKP

Imionki PKP

Imionki PKP is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Olecko, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Jaśki

Jaski, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Judziki

Judziki, Olecko County

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

, Kijewo

Kijewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Kolonia Olecko

Kolonia Olecko

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

, Kukowo

Kukowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Łęgowo, Lenarty

Lenarty

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

, Lipkowo

Lipkowo

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

, Możne

Mozne

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

, Olszewo

Olszewo, Olecko County

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

, Pieńki

Pienki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Plewki

Plewki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Przytuły, Raczki Wielkie

Raczki Wielkie

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

, Rosochackie

Rosochackie

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

, Sedranki

Sedranki

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

, Skowronki

Skowronki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Ślepie

Slepie

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

, Świdry

Swidry, Olecko County

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

, Szczecinki

Szczecinki

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

, Wólka Kijewska

Wólka Kijewska

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

, Zabielne

Zabielne, Olecko County

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

, Zajdy

Zajdy

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

, Zatyki

Zatyki, Olecko County

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

 and Zielonówek

Zielonówek

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Olecko is bordered by the gminas of Bakałarzewo, Ełk, Filipów

Gmina Filipów

Gmina Filipów is a rural gmina in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Filipów, which lies approximately north-west of Suwałki and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Kalinowo

Gmina Kalinowo

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

, Kowale Oleckie

Gmina Kowale Oleckie

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

, Świętajno

Gmina Swietajno, Olecko County

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

 and Wieliczki

Gmina Wieliczki

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

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