__NOTOC__ Gmina Czyże ( be, Гміна Чыжы) is a 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

Hajnówka County __NOTOC__ Hajnówka County ( pl, powiat hajnowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result ...

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, in north-eastern

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. Its seat is the village of

Czyże Czyże is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czyże. It lies approximately north-west of Hajnówka and south-east of the regional cap ...

, which lies approximately north-west of

Hajnówka Hajnówka (; be, Гайнаўка, ''Hajnaŭka''; uk, Гайнівка, ''Hainivka''; yi, האַדזשנאָװקאַ, ''Hachnovka''; russian: Хайнувка) is a town and a powiat seat in eastern Poland ( Podlaskie Voivodeship) with 21,442 ...

and south-east of the regional capital

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. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 2,528. It is one of five Polish/

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bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the ''Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages'', which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside

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Villages

Gmina Czyże contains the villages and settlements of Bujakowszczyzna,

Hrabniak Hrabniak is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Pola ...

, Hukowicze, Kamień, Klejniki, Kojły, Kuraszewo,

Lady The word ''lady'' is a term for a girl or woman, with various connotations. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the equivalent of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. Inform ...

Leniewo Leniewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital ...

, Leszczyny,

Łuszcze Łuszcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional c ...

Maksymowszczyzna Maksymowszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern ...

, Morze, Osówka,

Podrzeczany Podrzeczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital B ...

Podwieżanka Podwieżanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Pol ...

, Rakowicze, Sapowo, Szostakowo,

Wieżanka Wieżanka ( uk, Вежанка, ''Vezhanka'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodesh ...

, Wólka and Zbucz.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Czyże is bordered by the gminas of

Bielsk Podlaski Bielsk Podlaski ( be, Бельск Падляскі, , yi, ביעלסק, Bielsk) is a town in eastern Poland, within Bielsk County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 24,883. Geography Bielsk Podla ...

Dubicze Cerkiewne Dubicze Cerkiewne ( be, Дубі́чы Цэрке́ўнэ, ''Dubíčy Cerkéŭnè'') is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative d ...

Narew The Narew (; be, Нараў, translit=Naraŭ; or ; Sudovian: ''Naura''; Old German: ''Nare''; uk, Нарва, translit=Narva) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland, which is also a tributary of the river Vis ...

and

Orla Orla may refer to: Places *Orla, Missouri, USA *Orla, Texas, USA *Orla, Jharkhand, India *Orla, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland), a village **Gmina Orla, a commune centred on the village *Orla, Krotoszyn County in Greater Poland Voivodesh ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006
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