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Gmina Stoczek 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
Węgrów County,
Masovian Voivodeship, 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 populous ...
. Its seat is the village of
Stoczek, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of
Węgrów and 70 km (43 mi) north-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 5,267 (5,176 in 2013).
Villages
Gmina Stoczek contains the villages and settlements of
Błotki,
Brzózka,
Drgicz,
Gajówka Wschodnia,
Gajówka Zachodnia,
Grabowiec,
Gruszczyno,
Grygrów,
Huta Gruszczyno,
Kalaty,
Kałęczyn,
Kazimierzów,
Kozołupy,
Majdan,
Marianów,
Miednik,
Mrozowa Wola,
Nowe Lipki,
Polkowo,
Stare Lipki,
Stoczek,
Topór,
Wieliczna,
Zgrzebichy and
Żulin.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Stoczek is bordered by the gminas of
Korytnica,
Kosów Lacki
Kosów Lacki is a town in Sokołów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,152 inhabitants (2004).
History
*1202 - First mention of a village Kossów found in documents belonging to prince Konrad Mazowiecki.
*1723 - A permit was granted ...
,
Liw,
Łochów
Łochów is a town in the Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, the seat of the urban-rural Gmina Łochów, eastern Poland. In the years 1975-1998 the city administratively belonged to the Siedlce Voivodeship. According to data from 31 Decemb ...
,
Miedzna
Miedzna is a village in Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland, in the historical region of Podlachia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Miedzna. It lies approximately north-east of Węgr ...
and
Sadowne
Sadowne is a village in Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the Gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sadowne. It lies approximately north of Węgrów and north-east of Warsaw
Warsaw ( ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Stoczek
Węgrów County