__NOTOC__ Gmina Jastarnia () is an urban and rural municipality in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, within Puck County, on the Hel Peninsula. Its seat of government is in the town of Jastarnia. It has an area of 7.8 km2, and in 2021, it had a population of 3,554 people.
History On 1 January 1973, the urban-type settlement of Jastarnia received the statues of the town, and became an urban municipality. On 1 January 2017, it was changed to an urban and rural municipality, after villages of Kuźnica and Jurata were separated from the town.
Administration The seat of its government is located in the town of Jastarnia. It also includes villages of Kuźnica and Jurata. With the area of 7.8 km2, it is the smallest urban and rular municipality in the country."Powierzchnia i ludność w przekroju terytorialnym w 2017 r.", in: Powierzchnia i Ludność w Przekroju Terytorialnym. Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 19 July 2017. ISSN 1505-5507. (in Polish) It is governed by the municipal council with 15 members."Zarządzenie nr 56/10 Wojewody Pomorskiego z dnia 4 marca 2010 r.", in Dzieniik Urzędowy Województwa Pomorskiego , 2010 r., no. 35, position 594. Gdańsk: Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik, 2010. (in Polish)
Demography In 2021, the municipality was inhabited by 3,554 people, which was 3.96% of the population of the county. 54.7% of its population were Kashubian, and 23.6% spoke Kashubian language. In 2002, it had the largest percentage population of Kashubians out of all municipalities in Poland.
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