Gmina Orchowo 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 Słupca County, 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 Orchowo

Orchowo

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

, which lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-east of Słupca and 76 km (47 mi) 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 98.12 square kilometres (37.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,892.

Villages

Gmina Orchowo contains the villages and settlements of Bielsko, Gałczynek, Głucha Puszcza, Kinno

Kinno

Kinno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orchowo, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Kosakowo

Kosakowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Kosakowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Orchowo, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Linowiec

Linowiec, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Mlecze

Mlecze

Mlecze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orchowo, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Myślątkowo

Myslatkowo

Myślątkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orchowo, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Orchówek

Orchówek, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Orchowo

Orchowo

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

, Osowiec, Ostrówek, Podbielsko

Podbielsko

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

, Podlesie, Rękawczyn

Rekawczyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Rękawczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orchowo, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Orchowo, north of Słupca, and east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Rękawczynek

Rekawczynek

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

, Różanna

Rózanna, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Różanna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orchowo, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Siedluchna

Siedluchna

Siedluchna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orchowo, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Skubarczewo

Skubarczewo

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

, Słowikowo, Suszewo

Suszewo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Szydłowiec and Wólka Orchowska

Wólka Orchowska

Wólka Orchowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orchowo, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Orchowo, north-east of Słupca, and east of the regional capital Poznań....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Orchowo is bordered by the gminas of Jeziora Wielkie

Gmina Jeziora Wielkie

Gmina Jeziora Wielkie is a rural gmina in Mogilno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Jeziora Wielkie, which lies approximately south-east of Mogilno, south-west of Toruń, and south of Bydgoszcz.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...

, Kleczew

Gmina Kleczew

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

, Mogilno

Gmina Mogilno

Gmina Mogilno is an urban-rural gmina in Mogilno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Mogilno, which lies approximately south of Bydgoszcz....

, Powidz

Gmina Powidz

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

, Strzelno

Gmina Strzelno

Gmina Strzelno, Poland, is an urban-rural gmina in Mogilno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland...

, Trzemeszno

Gmina Trzemeszno

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

, Wilczyn

Gmina Wilczyn

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

 and Witkowo

Gmina Witkowo

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

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