Gmina Terespol is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Biała Podlaska County,
Lublin Voivodeship
The Lublin Voivodeship, also known as the Lublin Province ( Polish: ''województwo lubelskie'' ), is a voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in southeastern part of the country. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, C ...
, in 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 populou ...
, on the border with
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
. Its seat is the town of
Terespol
Terespol (; be, Тэрэ́спаль, Teréspaĺ) is a town in eastern Poland on the border with Belarus. It lies on the border river Bug, directly opposite the city of Brest, Belarus, making it a border town. It has 5,794 inhabitants as of ...
, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,037 (6,839 in 2014).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area called
Podlasie Bug Gorge Landscape Park.
Villages
Gmina Terespol contains the villages and settlements of
Bohukały,
Dobratycze-Kolonia,
Kobylany,
Kołpin,
Koroszczyn,
Kukuryki,
Kużawka,
Lebiedziew,
Lechuty Duże,
Lechuty Małe,
Łęgi,
Łobaczew Duży,
Łobaczew Mały,
Małaszewicze,
Małaszewicze Duże,
Małaszewicze Małe,
Michalków,
Murawiec,
Neple,
Podolanka,
Polatycze,
Samowicze,
Starzynka,
Zastawek and
Żuki.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Terespol is bordered by the town of
Terespol
Terespol (; be, Тэрэ́спаль, Teréspaĺ) is a town in eastern Poland on the border with Belarus. It lies on the border river Bug, directly opposite the city of Brest, Belarus, making it a border town. It has 5,794 inhabitants as of ...
and by the gminas of
Kodeń
Kodeń is a village in eastern Poland on the Bug River, which forms the border between Poland and Belarus. Administratively, it belongs to Biała Podlaska County in Lublin Voivodeship. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) calle ...
,
Piszczac
Piszczac is a town in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Today it is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Piszczac. It lies approximately east of Biała Podlaska and north-east of the regional ...
,
Rokitno and
Zalesie. It also borders
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
.
References
External links
Polish official population figures 2006
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Gminas in Lublin Voivodeship
Biała Podlaska County