The Municipality Velpke includes the villages of Büstedt, Meinkot, Velpke and Wahrstedt. Velpke is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Velpke.
Velpke is a local government entity that includes the villages of Büstedt, Meinkot, Velpke, and Wahrstedt. As the seat of the collective municipality, Velpke plays a key role in the administrative and organizational structure of the region.