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Gmina Mały Płock
__NOTOC__ Gmina Mały Płock is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kolno County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Mały Płock, which lies approximately south-east of Kolno and west of the regional capital Białystok. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,019 (5,051 in 2011). Villages Gmina Mały Płock contains the villages and settlements of Budy Żelazne, Budy-Kozłówka, Chludnie, Cwaliny Duże, Cwaliny Małe, Józefowo, Kąty, Kołaki-Strumienie, Kołaki-Wietrzychowo, Korzeniste, Krukówka, Mały Płock, Mściwuje, Nowe Rakowo, Popki, Rogienice Piaseczne, Rogienice Wielkie, Rogienice-Wypychy, Ruda-Skroda, Rudka-Skroda, Śmiarowo, Stare Rakowo, Waśki, Włodki, Wygrane and Zalesie. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Mały Płock is bordered by the gminas of Kolno, Łomża, Nowogród, Piątnica, Stawiski and Zbójna. Notable people *Anzia Yezierska Anzia Yezierska (Oc ... [...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] |