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Gmina Nowy Dwór is a rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...
(administrative district) in
Sokółka County
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Sokółka County () 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 of the Polish local govern ...
,
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to th ...
, in north-eastern
Poland
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, on the border with
Belarus
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. Its seat is the village of
Nowy Dwór, which lies approximately north of
Sokółka
Sokółka (; , ) 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–Białystok–Grodno line, with additional connections which go to Suwałki a ...
and north-east of the regional capital
Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.
Biał ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 2,927.
Villages
Gmina Nowy Dwór contains the villages and settlements of
Bieniowce,
Bieniowce-Kolonia,
Bobra Wielka,
Butrymowce,
Chilmony,
Chorużowce,
Chwojnowszczyzna,
Chworościany,
Dubaśno,
Grzebienie-Kolonia,
Jaginty,
Koniuszki,
Kudrawka,
Leśnica,
Nowy Dwór,
Plebanowce,
Ponarlica,
Rogacze-Kolonia,
Sieruciowce,
Synkowce and
Talki.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Nowy Dwór is bordered by the gminas of
Dąbrowa Białostocka
Dąbrowa Białostocka is a town in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 5,305. Data for territorial unit 2011014.
History
Jewish history
The Jewish community of DÄ ...
,
Kuźnica,
Lipsk
Lipsk (also ) is a town in Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, with 2,520 inhabitants (2004).
History
Lipsk was granted town rights in 1580 by King Stephen Báthory by virtue of a privilege (law), privilege issued ...
and
Sidra
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*Sidra (name)
Places
*Gulf of Sidra, a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya
*Sidra, Libya, a Libyan port
*Sidra, Sokółka County, a village in Poland
*Gmina Sidra, a Polish administrative di ...
. It also borders
Belarus
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.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Sokółka County