Gmina Węgorzyno 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 Łobez 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 town of Węgorzyno

Wegorzyno

Węgorzyno is a town in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 3,031 ....

, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Łobez and 67 km (42 mi) 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....

.

The gmina covers an area of 256.19 square kilometres (98.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,316 (out of which the population of Węgorzyno amounts to 3,011, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,305).

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Ińsko Landscape Park

Insko Landscape Park

Ińsko Landscape Park is a protected area in north-western Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of ....

.

Villages

Apart from the town of Węgorzyno, Gmina Węgorzyno contains the villages and settlements of Brzeźniak

Brzeźniak, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Brzeźniak is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Chwarstno

Chwarstno

Chwarstno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Węgorzyno, south-west of Łobez, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Cieszyno

Cieszyno, Łobez County

Cieszyno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Węgorzyno, south-west of Łobez, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Kraśnik Łobeski

Kraśnik Łobeski

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

, Lesięcin

Lesięcin

Lesięcin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Węgorzyno, south-west of Łobez, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Mielno

Mielno, Łobez County

Mielno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Węgorzyno, south-west of Łobez, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Mieszewo

Mieszewo

Mieszewo is a German/Polish village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Węgorzyno, west of Łobez, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area and...

, Podlipce

Podlipce

Podlipce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Węgorzyno, south of Łobez, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Przytoń

Przytoń, Łobez County

Przytoń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Węgorzyno, south of Łobez, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Runowo

Runowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Runowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Węgorzyno, south-west of Łobez, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Sarnikierz

Sarnikierz

Sarnikierz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Węgorzyno, south of Łobez, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Sielsko

Sielsko

Sielsko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Węgorzyno, south-west of Łobez, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Stare Węgorzynko

Stare Węgorzynko

Stare Węgorzynko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Węgorzyno, south of Łobez, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Sulice

Sulice, Poland

Sulice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.-References:...

, Trzebawie

Trzebawie

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

, Wiewiecko

Wiewiecko

Wiewiecko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland....

, Winniki

Winniki, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

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

 and Zwierzynek

Zwierzynek, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Zwierzynek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno, within Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Węgorzyno is bordered by the gminas of Chociwel

Gmina Chociwel

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

, Dobra, Drawsko Pomorskie

Gmina Drawsko Pomorskie

Gmina Drawsko Pomorskie is an urban-rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...

, Ińsko

Gmina Insko

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

, Łobez and Radowo Małe.