Gmina Ostroróg
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Gmina Ostroróg 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 Szamotuły 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 town of Ostroróg
Ostroróg
Ostroróg is a town in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,993 inhabitants .- History :First mentioned in 1383. City's location before 1412, confirmed by the king , Sigismund I the Old ....

, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Szamotuły and 40 km (25 mi) north-west 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 84.99 square kilometres (32.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,865 (out of which the population of Ostroróg amounts to 1,995, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,870).

Villages

Apart from the town of Ostroróg, Gmina Ostroróg contains the villages and settlements of Bielejewo, Binino
Binino
Binino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Ostroróg, west of Szamotuły, and north-west of the regional capital Poznań....

, Binińskie Huby
Bininskie Huby
Binińskie Huby is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Ostroróg, west of Szamotuły, and north-west of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

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

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

, Forestowo
Forestowo
Forestowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Karolewo
Karolewo, Gmina Ostroróg
Karolewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Klemensowo
Klemensowo
Klemensowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Kluczewo, Kluczewo-Huby
Kluczewo-Huby
Kluczewo-Huby is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Ostroróg, north-west of Szamotuły, and north-west of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population...

, Oporowo, Piaskowo
Piaskowo, Gmina Ostroróg
Piaskowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.- References :...

, Rudki, Rudki-Huby
Rudki-Huby
Rudki-Huby is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

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

, Wielonek
Wielonek, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wielonek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Ostroróg, west of Szamotuły, and north-west of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

 and Zapust
Zapust, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Zapust is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Ostroróg, west of Szamotuły, and north-west of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Ostroróg is bordered by the gminas of Obrzycko
Gmina Obrzycko
Gmina Obrzycko is a rural gmina in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Obrzycko, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

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

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

 and Wronki
Gmina Wronki
Gmina Wronki is an urban-rural gmina in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Wronki, which lies approximately north-west of Szamotuły and north-west of the regional capital Poznań.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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