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Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne
__NOTOC__ Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the village of Dubicze Cerkiewne, which lies approximately south-west of Hajnówka and south of the regional capital Białystok. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 1,871. Villages Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne contains the villages and settlements of Czechy Orlańskie, Długi Bród, Dubicze Cerkiewne, Dubicze Tofiłowce, Górny Gród, Grabowiec, Istok, Jagodniki, Jakubowo, Jelonka, Jodłówka, Klakowo, Koryciski, Krągłe, Kraskowszczyzna, Nikiforowszczyzna, Pasieczniki Małe, Piaski, Rutka, Siemiwołoki, Stary Kornin, Starzyna, Werstok, Wiluki, Witowo, Wojnówka, Wygon and Zabagonie. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne is bordered by the gminas of Czyże, Hajnówka, Kleszczele and Orla. It also borders Belarus. References Polish offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by a sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |