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Gmina Korytnica 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
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Węgrów County ( pl, powiat węgrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ...
,
Masovian Voivodeship
The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The ...
, 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
Korytnica, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of
Węgrów
Węgrów is a town in eastern Poland with 12,561 inhabitants (31 December 2003). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), it is the capital of Węgrów County.
History
First mentioned in historical records in 1414, Węgrów receiv ...
and 60 km (37 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 was 6,745 (6,464 in 2013).
Villages
Gmina Korytnica contains the villages and settlements of
Adampol,
Bednarze,
Chmielew,
Czaple,
Dąbrowa,
Decie,
Górki Borze,
Górki Grubaki,
Górki Średnie,
Jaczew,
Jugi,
Kąty,
Komory,
Korytnica,
Kruszew,
Kupce,
Leśniki,
Lipniki,
Maksymilianów,
Nojszew,
Nowy Świętochów,
Paplin,
Pniewnik,
Połazie Świętochowskie,
Rabiany,
Rąbież,
Roguszyn,
Rowiska,
Sekłak,
Sewerynów,
Stary Świętochów,
Szczurów,
Trawy,
Turna,
Wielądki,
Wola Korytnicka,
Wypychy,
Żabokliki,
Zakrzew,
Zalesie and
Żelazów.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Korytnica is bordered by the gminas of
Dobre,
Jadów
Jadów is a village in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jadów. It lies approximately north-east of Wołomin and north-east of Warsaw
The village h ...
,
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 ...
,
Sadowne,
Stoczek,
Strachówka and
Wierzbno.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Korytnica
Węgrów County