Gmina Rokitno 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
Biała Podlaska County Biała (the feminine form of Polish ''biały'' 'white') may refer to:
Cities and towns in Poland Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
*Biała, Gmina Trzcianka
* Biała, Gmina Wieleń
* Biała, Kalisz County
* Biała, Konin County
Łód ...
,
Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern
Poland on the border with
Belarus. Its seat is the village of
Rokitno which lies approximately north-east of
Biała Podlaska
Biała Podlaska ( la, Alba Ducalis) is a city in eastern Poland with 56,498 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the capital of Biała Podlaska Voivodeship (1975–1998). ...
and north-east of the regional capital
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...
.
The gmina covers an area of and its total population was 3,315 in 2006 (3,097 in 2014).
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
Podlasie Bug Gorge Landscape Park
Podlasie Bug Gorge Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Podlaski Przełom Bugu'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, established in 1994, covering an area of .
The Park is shared between two voivodeships: Lublin Voivodeship ...
.
Villages
Gmina Rokitno contains the villages and settlements of
Cieleśnica,
Cieleśnica PGR,
Derło
Derło is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rokitno, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-east of Biała Podlaska and north-east of ...
,
Hołodnica,
Klonownica Duża
Klonownica Duża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rokitno, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-west of Rokitno, north-east of Bi ...
,
Kołczyn,
Kołczyn-Kolonia,
Lipnica,
Michałki, Michałki-Kolonia, Olszyn, Pokinianka, Pratulin,
Rokitno, Rokitno-Kolonia, Zaczopki and Zaczopki-Kolonia.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Rokitno is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Biała Podlaska, Biała Podlaska, Gmina Janów Podlaski, Janów Podlaski, Gmina Terespol, Terespol and Gmina Zalesie, Zalesie. It also borders
Belarus.
References
External links
Polish official population figures 2006
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Gminas in Lublin Voivodeship
Biała Podlaska County