__NOTOC__ Gmina Łapy 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

Łapy Łapy is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Białystok County (''powiat''), Podlaskie Voivodeship; the administrative centre of the urban-rural gmina Łapy. It is situated in the North Podlasie Lowland, on the river Narew. According to dat ...

, which lies approximately south-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 23,132 (out of which the population of Łapy amounts to 16,583, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,549).

Villages

Apart from the town of Łapy, Gmina Łapy contains the villages and settlements of Bokiny, Daniłowo Duże, Daniłowo Małe, Gąsówka-Oleksin, Gąsówka-Osse, Gąsówka-Skwarki, Gąsówka-Somachy, Łapy-Dębowina,

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

, Łapy-Korczaki, Łapy-Łynki, Łapy-Pluśniaki,

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

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

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

Płonka-Kozły Płonka-Kozły is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapy. It is within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeas ...

Płonka-Matyski Płonka-Matyski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapy, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern ...

Płonka-Strumianka Płonka-Strumianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapy, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeaste ...

Roszki-Włodki Roszki-Włodki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapy, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Łapy and south-west of the regional capital Białystok Białys ...

Roszki-Wodźki Roszki-Wodźki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapy __NOTOC__ Gmina Łapy is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Łapy, ...

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

Stara Łupianka Stara Łupianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapy, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. On 1 August 1944, the village was pacified by the Germans. The Germans murdered 15 men and 2 wom ...

, Uhowo and Wólka Waniewska.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Łapy is bordered by the gminas of

Choroszcz Choroszcz () is a town in north-eastern Poland, located in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, seat of Gmina Choroszcz. The Baroque palace in Choroszcz was the summer residence of the noble Branicki family, and is now part of the Museum o ...

, Poświętne, Sokoły, Suraż and

Turośń Kościelna Turośń Kościelna is a village in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Turośń Kościelna __NOTOC__ Gmina Turośń Kościelna is a rural gmina ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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