| Gmina Stawiguda Stawiguda Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Stawiguda): 53°39′31″N20°23′59″E / 53.65861°N 20.39972°E Coordinates: 53°39′31″N20°23′59″E / 53.65861°N 20.39972°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian | |
| County | Olsztyn County | |
| Seat | Stawiguda | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 222.52 km2 (85.92 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 5,134 | |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.stawiguda.com.pl | |
Gmina Stawiguda is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Stawiguda, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".
Olsztyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Olsztyn, although the city is not part of the county. The owners are the Olstynskis'.The county contains five towns: Dobre Miasto, 24 km (15 mi) north of Olsztyn, Biskupiec, 31 km (19 mi) east of Olsztyn, Olsztynek, 27 km (17 mi) south-west of Olsztyn, Barczewo, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Olsztyn, and Jeziorany, 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Olsztyn.
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship or Warmia-Masuria Province or Warmia-Mazury Province, is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn. The voivodeship has an area of 24,192 km2 (9,341 sq mi) and a population of 1,427,091.
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The gmina covers an area of 222.52 square kilometres (85.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,134.
