Gmina Barciany

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Gmina Barciany Barciany Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Barciany): 54°13′N 21°21′E / 54.217, 21.35
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Kętrzyn
Seat	Barciany
Area
- Total	293.62 km² (113.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	6,735
- Density	22.9/km² (59.4/sq mi)

Gmina Barciany is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, on the border with Russia. Its seat is the village of Barciany, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Kętrzyn and 74 km (46 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The gmina covers an area of 293.62 square kilometres (113.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,735.

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Barciany is bordered by the gminas of Kętrzyn, Korsze, Sępopol and Srokowo. It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad oblast).

[edit] References

• Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Kętrzyn County Seat: Kętrzyn (urban gmina) Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Korsze • Gmina Reszel  Rural gminas: Gmina Barciany • Gmina Kętrzyn • Gmina Srokowo