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Gmina Czarna Białostocka is an urban-rural
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 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Białystok County
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Białystok County ( pl, powiat białostocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result o ...
,
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...
, in north-eastern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. Its seat is the town of
Czarna Białostocka
Czarna Białostocka is a town in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of Gmina Czarna Białostocka, situated in Białystok County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, having previously been in Białystok Voivodeship (1975-1998) Białystok Voivodeship ...
, which lies approximately north of the regional capital
Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.
Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 11,692 (out of which the population of Czarna Białostocka amounts to 9,596, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,096).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Knyszyń Forest Landscape Park
Knyszyn Forest Landscape Park, also known as Puszcza Knyszyńska Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Knyszyńskiej'') is a protected area ( landscape park) in Knyszyn Forest which is located Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland.
G ...
.
Villages
Apart from the town of Czarna Białostocka, Gmina Czarna Białostocka contains the villages and settlements of
Brzozówka Koronna,
Brzozówka Strzelecka,
Brzozówka Ziemiańska,
Budzisk,
Burczak,
Chmielnik,
Czarna Wieś Kościelna,
Czumażówka,
Dworzysk,
Horodnianka,
Hutki,
Jesienicha,
Jezierzysk
Jezierzysk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna Białostocka, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in nor ...
,
Karczmisko,
Klimki,
Kosmaty Borek,
Krzyżyki,
Lacka Buda,
Łapczyn,
Łazarz,
Machnacz,
Niemczyn,
Ogóły,
Oleszkowo,
Osierodek,
Ośrodek,
Podbrzozówka,
Podratowiec,
Podzamczysk,
Ponure,
Przewalanka,
Ratowiec,
Rogoziński Most,
Ruda Rzeczka,
Rudnia,
Wilcza Jama,
Wólka Ratowiecka,
Zamczysk,
Zdroje,
Złota Wieś and
Złotoria.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Czarna Białostocka is bordered by the gminas of
Dobrzyniewo Duże
Dobrzyniewo Duże is a village in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Bi ...
,
Janów,
Jasionówka,
Knyszyn
Knyszyn ( be, Кнышин, yi, קנישין, translit=Knishin, lt, Knišinas) is a town in north-eastern Poland, northwest of Białystok. It is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship (since 1999), and was formerly in the Białystok Voivodeship ...
,
Korycin
Korycin is a village in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Korycin. It lies approximately west of Sokółka
Sokółka (; lt, Sokulka, Sakali ...
,
Sokółka
Sokółka (; lt, Sokulka, Sakalinė, be, Саку́лка, yi, סאקאלקע, Sokolke) is a town in northeastern Poland, seat of the Sokółka County in Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is a busy rail junction located on the international Warsaw–B ...
,
Supraśl
Supraśl (; be, Су́прасль; ) is a town and former episcopal see in north-eastern Poland.
Supraśl is in Podlaskie Voivodeship (province) since 1999, previously in Białystok Voivodeship (1975-1998) (1975–1998), and is in Białystok Co ...
and
Wasilków
Wasilków ( be, Васількаў) is a city in north-eastern Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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