Gmina Żukowo Explained

Gmina Żukowo
Gmina Żukòwò
Other Name:Żukowo Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Wojciech Kankowski
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kartuzy
Area Total Km2:163.95
Population Total:41743
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:8135
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:33608
Coor Pinpoint:Żukowo
Coordinates:54.3458°N 18.3606°W
Seat:Żukowo
Website:http://www.zukowo.pl

Gmina Żukowo (Kashubian: Gmina Żukòwò) is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Żukowo, which lies approximately 11km (07miles) east of Kartuzy and 180NaN0 west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

The gmina covers an area of 163.95km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 41,743 (out of which the population of Żukowo amounts to 8,135, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 33,608).

Villages

Apart from the town of Żukowo, Gmina Żukowo contains the villages and settlements of Babi Dół, Banino, Barniewice, Borkowo, Borowiec, Chwaszczyno, Czaple, Elżbietowo, Glincz, Łapino Kartuskie, Leźno, Lniska, Małkowo, Miszewko, Miszewo, Niestępowo, Nowy Świat, Otomino, Pępowo, Piaski, Przyjaźń, Rębiechowo, Rutki, Skrzeszewo Żukowskie, Stara Piła, Sulmin, Tuchom, Widlino and Żukowo-Wieś.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Żukowo is bordered by the towns of Gdańsk and Gdynia, and by the gminas of Kartuzy, Kolbudy, Przodkowo, Przywidz, Somonino and Szemud.

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