Gmina Malechowo 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 Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...

, in north-western 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 Malechowo

Malechowo, Sławno County

Malechowo is a village in Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Malechowo. It lies approximately south-west of Sławno and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-west of Sławno and 161 km (100 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin

Szczecin

Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

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The gmina covers an area of 226.63 square kilometres (87.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,560.

Villages

Gmina Malechowo contains the villages and settlements of Baniewo

Baniewo

Baniewo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Bartolino

Bartolino

Bartolino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Białęciniec

Białęciniec

Białęciniec is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Białęcino

Białęcino

Białęcino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Borkowo

Borkowo, Sławno County

Borkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Darskowo

Darskowo, Sławno County

Darskowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Drzeńsko

Drzeńsko, Sławno County

Drzeńsko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Gorzyca

Gorzyca, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gorzyca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Grabowo

Grabowo, Sławno County

Grabowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Karw

Karw

Karw is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Karwice

Karwice, Sławno County

Karwice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Karwiczki

Karwiczki

Karwiczki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Kawno

Kawno, Sławno County

Kawno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Kosierzewo

Kosierzewo

Kosierzewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Krzekoszewo

Krzekoszewo

Krzekoszewo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Kukułczyn

Kukułczyn

Kukułczyn is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Kusice

Kusice

Kusice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Kusiczki

Kusiczki

Kusiczki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Laski

Laski, Sławno County

Laski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Lejkówko

Lejkówko

Lejkówko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Lejkowo

Lejkowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Lejkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Malechówko

Malechówko

Malechówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Malechowo

Malechowo, Sławno County

Malechowo is a village in Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Malechowo. It lies approximately south-west of Sławno and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Miłomyśl

Miłomyśl

Miłomyśl is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Malechowo, west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Mułek

Mułek, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Mułek is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Malechowo, west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Niemica

Niemica, Sławno County

Niemica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Nowy Żytnik

Nowy Żytnik

Nowy Żytnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Ostrowiec

Ostrowiec, Sławno County

Ostrowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Paprotki

Paprotki, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Paprotki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Paproty

Paproty

Paproty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Pękanino

Pękanino, Sławno County

Pękanino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Pięćmiechowo

Pięćmiechowo

Pięćmiechowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Malechowo, west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Podgórki

Podgórki, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Podgórki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Przystawy

Przystawy, Sławno County

Przystawy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Malechowo, west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Sęczkowo

Sęczkowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Sęczkowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Malechowo, west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Sulechówko

Sulechówko

Sulechówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Sulechowo

Sulechowo

Sulechowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Święcianowo

Święcianowo

Święcianowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Uniedrożyn

Uniedrożyn

Uniedrożyn is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Uniesław

Uniesław, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Uniesław is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Witosław

Witosław, Sławno County

Witosław is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Włodzisław

Włodzisław, Sławno County

Włodzisław is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Zalesie

Zalesie, Sławno County

Zalesie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Żegocino

Żegocino

Żegocino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south-west of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

 and Zielenica

Zielenica, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Zielenica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Malechowo is bordered by the gminas of Darłowo, Polanów

Gmina Polanów

Gmina Polanów is an urban-rural gmina in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Polanów, which lies approximately east of Koszalin and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Sianów

Gmina Sianów

Gmina Sianów is an urban-rural gmina in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Sianów, which lies approximately north-east of Koszalin and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Sławno.