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Gmina Platerów is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Łosice County
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Łosice County ( pl, powiat łosicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government re ...
,
Masovian Voivodeship
The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. Th ...
, in east-central
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 populou ...
. Its seat is the village of
Platerów, which lies approximately north-east of
Łosice and east of
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,163 (5,035 in 2014).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area called
Podlasie Bug Gorge Landscape Park.
Villages
Gmina Platerów contains the villages and settlements of
Chłopków,
Chłopków-Kolonia,
Czuchów,
Czuchów-Pieńki,
Falatycze,
Górki,
Hruszew,
Hruszniew,
Hruszniew-Kolonia,
Kamianka,
Kisielew,
Lipno,
Mężenin,
Mężenin-Kolonia,
Michałów,
Myszkowice,
Nowodomki,
Ostromęczyn,
Ostromęczyn-Kolonia,
Platerów,
Puczyce,
Rusków and
Zaborze.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Platerów is bordered by the gminas of
Drohiczyn
Drohiczyn () ( lt, Drohičinas/Drogičinas, be, Дарагічын, ua, Дорогочин, Дорогичин, ''Dorohochyn'', ''Dorohychyn'') is a town in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. The town has a population of 2,11 ...
,
Korczew,
Łosice,
Przesmyki,
Sarnaki,
Siemiatycze
Siemiatycze ( uk, Сім'ятичі ''Simiatychi'', be, Сямятычы ''Siamiatyčy'') is a town in eastern Poland, with 15,209 inhabitants (2004). It is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Białystok V ...
and
Stara Kornica.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Platerow
Łosice County