Gmina Tarnówka 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 Złotów 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 village of Tarnówka, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Złotów and 105 km (65 mi) north 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 132.23 square kilometres (51.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,095.

Villages

Gmina Tarnówka contains the villages and settlements of Annopole, Bartoszkowo

Bartoszkowo

Bartoszkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnówka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Tarnówka, west of Złotów, and north of the regional capital Poznań....

, Osówka

Osówka, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Osówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnówka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Tarnówka, west of Złotów, and north of the regional capital Poznań....

, Piecewo

Piecewo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Piecewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnówka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Tarnówka, west of Złotów, and north of the regional capital Poznań....

, Plecemin

Plecemin

Plecemin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnówka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarnówka, south-west of Złotów, and north of the regional capital Poznań....

, Płytnica, Pomiarki

Pomiarki

Pomiarki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnówka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Tarnówka, west of Złotów, and north of the regional capital Poznań....

, Ptusza

Ptusza

Ptusza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnówka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Tarnówka, west of Złotów, and north of the regional capital Poznań....

, Sokolna

Sokolna

Sokolna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnówka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tarnówka, south-west of Złotów, and north of the regional capital Poznań....

, Tarnowiec, Tarnowiec-Elektrownia

Tarnowiec-Elektrownia

Tarnowiec-Elektrownia is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnówka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarnówka, west of Złotów, and north of the regional capital Poznań.Before 1772 the area was part of...

, Tarnówka, Tarnowski Młyn and Węgierce

Wegierce, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Węgierce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnówka, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Tarnówka, west of Złotów, and north of the regional capital Poznań....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Tarnówka is bordered by the gminas of Jastrowie

Gmina Jastrowie

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

, Krajenka

Gmina Krajenka

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

, Szydłowo and Złotów.