__NOTOC__ Gmina Wasilków is an urban-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

Białystok County __NOTOC__ Białystok County ( pl, powiat białostocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result o ...

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 town of

Wasilków Wasilków ( be, Васількаў) is a city 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 . ...

, which lies approximately north 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 12,790 (out of which the population of Wasilków amounts to 8,967, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,823). 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

Knyszyń Forest Landscape Park Knyszyn Forest Landscape Park, also known as Puszcza Knyszyńska Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Knyszyńskiej'') is a protected area ( landscape park) in Knyszyn Forest which is located Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland. G ...

Villages

Apart from the town of Wasilków, Gmina Wasilków contains the villages and settlements of Burczak, Dąbrówki, Horodnianka, Horodnianka-Kolonia,

Jurowce Jurowce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wasilków and north of the regional capital Białystok Białystok ...

, Jurowce-Kolonia,

Katrynka Katrynka () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern P ...

, Katrynka-Leśniczówka, Mostek, Mostek-Gajówka,

Nowodworce Nowodworce is a village located in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is situated approximately south-east of Wasilków and north-east of the regional capi ...

Osowicze Osowicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Pol ...

Ożynnik Ożynnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Pol ...

Podkrzemionka Podkrzemionka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeaster ...

, Rybniki,

Sielachowskie Sielachowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wasilków and north of the regional capital Białystok Biał ...

Sochonie Sochonie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wasilków and north of the regional capital Białystok Białystok ...

, Studzianki,

Wólka Poduchowna Wólka Poduchowna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Wasilków and north of the regional capital Białysto ...

Wólka-Przedmieście Wólka-Przedmieście is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Wasilków and north of the regional capital Biały ...

, Woroszyły, Zapieczki and

Zaścianek In Poland, zaścianek (literally: "lacebehind the wall") was historically a village where petty nobility (''drobna szlachta'') lived, especially in Mazovia and Podlachia Podlachia, or Podlasie, ( pl, Podlasie, , be, Падляшша, translit=Pa ...

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wasilków is bordered by the city of

and by the gminas of

Czarna Białostocka Czarna Białostocka is a town in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of Gmina Czarna Białostocka, situated in Białystok County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, having previously been in Białystok Voivodeship (1975-1998) Białystok Voivodeship ...

Dobrzyniewo Duże Dobrzyniewo Duże is a village in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Bi ...

and Supraśl.

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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