Gmina Zalewo 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 Iława County, 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 Zalewo

Zalewo

Zalewo is a town in Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,977 inhabitants .Until 1945 Saalfeld was in Kreis Mohrungen, East Prussia.-Famous people :*Robert Roberthin , one of the first regional poets...

, which lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Iława and 59 km (37 mi) west 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 254.34 square kilometres (98.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,986 (out of which the population of Zalewo amounts to 2,152, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,834).

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 Iława Lake District Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Zalewo, Gmina Zalewo contains the villages and settlements of Bądki

Badki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Bajdy

Bajdy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Bajdy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Barty

Barty

Barty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Bednarzówka

Bednarzówka, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Bednarzówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of 20.-References:...

, Boreczno

Boreczno

Boreczno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Brzeziniak

Brzeziniak

Brzeziniak is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Bukowiec, Dajny

Dajny, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Dajny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Dobrzyki

Dobrzyki

Dobrzyki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Duba

Duba, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Duba is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Gajdy

Gajdy

Gajdy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of 127.-References:...

, Girgajny

Girgajny

Girgajny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Gubławki, Huta Wielka

Huta Wielka

Huta Wielka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Janiki Małe, Janiki Wielkie

Janiki Wielkie

Janiki Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland....

, Jaśkowo, Jerzwałd, Jezierce

Jezierce, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Jezierce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Karpowo

Karpowo

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

, Kiemiany

Kiemiany

Kiemiany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Kupin, Likszany

Likszany

Likszany is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Matyty

Matyty

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

, Mazanki

Mazanki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Mazanki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland....

, Międzychód

Miedzychód, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Międzychód is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland....

, Mozgowo

Mozgowo

Mozgowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland....

, Murawki, Nowe Chmielówko

Nowe Chmielówko

Nowe Chmielówko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Piekło, Polajny

Polajny

Polajny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Półwieś, Pomielin

Pomielin

Pomielin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Pozorty, Rąbity

Rabity

Rąbity is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Rucewo

Rucewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Rucewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Rudnia

Rudnia, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Sadławki, Skitławki, Śliwa

Sliwa, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Śliwa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Surbajny

Surbajny

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

, Tarpno

Tarpno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Tarpno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of 20.-References:...

, Urowo

Urowo

Urowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Zalewo, north-east of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of 130.-References:...

, Wielowieś

Wielowies, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Wielowieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Zalewo, north-east of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Wieprz

Wieprz, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Wieprz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Witoszewo

Witoszewo

Witoszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zalewo, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Zalewo, north of Iława, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of 240.-References:...

 and Zatyki.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Zalewo is bordered by the gminas of Iława, Małdyty, Miłomłyn, Stary Dzierzgoń

Gmina Stary Dzierzgon

Gmina Stary Dzierzgoń is a rural gmina in Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Stary Dzierzgoń, which lies approximately east of Sztum and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....

 and Susz

Gmina Susz

Gmina Susz is an urban-rural gmina in Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Susz, which lies approximately north-west of Iława and west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

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