__NOTOC__ Gmina Rutki 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

Zambrów County __NOTOC__ Zambrów County ( pl, powiat zambrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governme ...

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 village of

Rutki-Kossaki Rutki-Kossaki is a village in Zambrów County koszary, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Rutki. It lies approximately north-east of Zambrów Zambrów is a tow ...

, which lies approximately north-east of

Zambrów Zambrów is a town in northeastern Poland with 21,166 inhabitants (2020). It is the capital of Zambrów County. Situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Łomża Voivodeship (1975–1998). History The name of the town c ...

and west 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 6,072 (5,801 in 2013). 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

Łomża Landscape Park '' , iucn_category = V , photo = Podlaskie - Choroszcz - Kruszewo - Narew's pool - h-NW.JPG , photo_caption = The marshes of Narew River near Łomża Park logo , location = Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland , nearest_city = Łomża , map = Pola ...

Villages

Gmina Rutki contains the villages and settlements of: * Czochanie-Góra * Dębniki * Dobrochy * Duchny-Wieluny * Górskie Ponikły-Stok * Grądy-Woniecko * Gronostaje-Puszcza * Jaworki * Jawory-Klepacze * Kałęczyn-Walochy * Kalinówka-Basie * Kalinówka-Bystry * Kalinówka-Wielobory * Kołomyja * Kołomyjka * Konopki Leśne * Kossaki Nadbielne * Kossaki-Falki * Kossaki-Ostatki * Mężenin * Mieczki * Modzele-Górki * Nowe Zalesie * Nowe Zambrzyce * Olszewo-Przyborowo * Ożarki-Olszanka * Ożary Wielkie * Pęsy-Lipno * Pruszki Wielkie * Rutki-Jatki *

* Rutki-Nowiny * Rutki-Tartak Nowy * Śliwowo-Łopienite * Stare Zalesie * Stare Zambrzyce * Świątki-Wiercice * Szlasy-Lipno * Szlasy-Łopienite * Szlasy-Mieszki * Walochy-Mońki * Wybrany * Zambrzyce-Jankowo * Zambrzyce-Kapusty * Zambrzyce-Króle * Zambrzyce-Plewki

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Rutki is bordered by the gminas of Kobylin-Borzymy,

Kołaki Kościelne Kołaki Kościelne is a village in Zambrów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kołaki Kościelne. It lies approximately north-east of Zambrów Zambrów ...

, Kulesze Kościelne,

Łomża Łomża (), in English known as Lomza, is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately 150 kilometers (90 miles) to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship si ...

Wizna Wizna is a village in Łomża County of Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, situated on the Narew River. Wizna is known for the battle of Wizna which took place in its vicinity during the 1939 Invasion of Poland at the start of World ...

and Zawady.

References

External links

Polish official population figures 2006

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