Gmina Kartuzy Explained

Gmina Kartuzy
Other Name:Kartuzy Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kartuzy
Area Total Km2:205.28
Population Total:31100
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:15263
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:15837
Coor Pinpoint:Kartuzy
Coordinates:54.3333°N 30°W
Seat:Kartuzy
Website:http://www.kartuzy.pl/

Gmina Kartuzy is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kartuzy, which lies approximately 29km (18miles) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

The gmina covers an area of 205.28km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 31,100 (out of which the population of Kartuzy amounts to 15,263, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 15,837).

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Kashubian Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Kartuzy, Gmina Kartuzy contains the villages and settlements of:

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kartuzy is bordered by the gminas of Chmielno, Linia, Przodkowo, Sierakowice, Somonino, Stężyca, Szemud and Żukowo.

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