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Gmina Wyszki is a
rural gmina
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(Polish:''gmina wiejska'') in
Bielsk County,
Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern
Poland
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.
Geography
Brańsk is located in the geographical region of
Europe
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known as the ''Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie'' (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the ''Równina Bielska'' (Bielska Plain).
The gmina covers an area of .
Location
It is located approximately:
* northeast of
Warsaw
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, the capital of
Poland
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* southwest of
Białystok, the capital of the
Podlaskie Voivodeship
* northwest of
Bielsk Podlaski, the seat of
Bielsk County
Climate
The region has a
continental climate which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds .
Demographics
Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:
Municipal government
Its seat is the village of
Wyszki.
Executive branch
The chief executive of the government is the
Mayor
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(Polish: ''Wójt'').
Legislative branch
The legislative portion of the government is the
City Council
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(Polish: ''Rada'') composed of the President (Polish: ''Przewodniczący''), the Vice-President (Polish: ''Wiceprzewodniczący'') and thirteen councilors.
Villages
The following villages are contained within the gmina:
Bogusze,
Budlewo,
Bujnowo,
Falki,
Filipy,
Gawiny,
Godzieby,
Górskie,
Ignatki,
Kalinówka,
Kamienny Dwór,
Koćmiery,
Kowale,
Kożuszki,
Krupice,
Łapcie,
Łubice,
Łuczaje,
Łyse,
Malesze,
Mierzwin Duży,
Mierzwin Mały,
Mieszuki,
Moskwin,
Mulawicze,
Niewino Borowe,
Niewino Kamieńskie,
Niewino Leśne,
Niewino Popławskie,
Nowe Bagińskie,
Nowe Warpechy,
Olszanica,
Osówka,
Ostrówek,
Pierzchały,
Pulsze,
Samułki Duże,
Samułki Małe,
Sasiny,
Sieśki,
Stacewicze,
Stare Bagińskie,
Stare Niewino,
Stare Warpechy,
Stare Zalesie,
Strabla,
Szczepany,
Szpaki,
Topczewo,
Trzeszczkowo,
Tworki,
Wiktorzyn,
Wodźki,
Wólka Pietkowska,
Wólka Zaleska,
Wypychy,
Wyszki,
Zakrzewo,
Zdrojki.
Neighbouring political subdivisions
Gmina Wyszki is bordered by the gminas of
Bielsk Podlaski,
Brańsk
Brańsk ( be, Бранск, lt, Branskas) is a town in eastern Poland. It is situated within Podlaskie Voivodeship (province).
Etymology
The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.
Geography
Lo ...
,
Juchnowiec Kościelny,
Poświętne and
Suraż
Suraż ( be, Сураж) is a town in north-eastern Poland situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, seat of Gmina Suraż in the Białystok County.
Suraż, which has a long and rich history, and was a royal town in the Kingdom of Poland, currentl ...
.
References
{{Bielsk County
Wyszki
Bielsk County