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Gmina Biała Piska is an urban-rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...
(administrative district) in
Pisz County
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Pisz County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 199 ...
,
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern
Poland
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. Its seat is the town of
Biała Piska
Biała Piska (former ; ) is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,986 inhabitants as of December 2021.
Geography
Biała Piska is a recreation area in the Masurian Lake District, located in the eastern part of the ...
, which lies approximately east of
Pisz
Pisz (pronounced , previously also ''Jańsbork'', ) is a historic town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in northern Poland, with a population of 19,466 (2016). It is the seat of Pisz County. Pisz is situated at the junction of Lake Roś and t ...
and east of the regional capital
Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ) is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with powiat rights, city with county rights. The population of the city was estimated at 169,793 residents
Olsz ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 12,135 (out of which the population of Biała Piska amounts to 4,006, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,129).
Villages
Apart from the town of Biała Piska, Gmina Biała Piska contains the villages and settlements of
Bełcząc,
Bemowo Piskie,
Cibory,
Cwaliny,
Dąbrówka Drygalska,
Danowo,
Długi Kąt,
Dmusy,
Drygały,
Giętkie,
Grodzisko,
Gruzy,
Guzki,
Iłki,
Jakuby,
Kaliszki,
Klarewo,
Kolonia Kawałek,
Kolonia Konopki,
Komorowo,
Konopki,
Kowalewo,
Kózki,
Kożuchowski Młyn,
Kożuchy,
Kożuchy Małe,
Kruszewo,
Kumielsk,
Lipińskie,
Lisy,
Łodygowo,
Mikuty,
Monety,
Myśliki,
Myszki,
Nitki,
Nowe Drygały,
Oblewo,
Orłowo,
Pawłocin,
Pogorzel Mała,
Pogorzel Wielka,
Radysy,
Rakowo Małe,
Rogale Wielkie,
Rolki,
Ruda,
Skarżyn,
Sokoły,
Sokoły Jeziorne,
Sulimy,
Świdry,
Świdry Kościelne,
Szkody,
Szkody-Kolonia,
Szymki,
Włosty,
Wojny,
Zabielne,
Zalesie,
Zaskwierki and
Zatorze-Kolonia.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Biała Piska is bordered by the gminas of
Ełk
Ełk is a city in northeastern Poland with 61,677 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the seat of Ełk County in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. It lies on the shore of Ełk Lake, which was formed by a glacier, and is surrounded by extensiv ...
,
Grabowo,
Kolno
Kolno is a town in northeastern Poland, located in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, about northeast of Warsaw. It is the seat of Kolno County, and the seat of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Kolno, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Gmin ...
,
Orzysz
Orzysz (English pronunciation , ) is a town in northeastern Poland, in the Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with 7,512 inhabitants (2007). It is located on Orzysz Lake in the region of Masuria.
A garrison of the Polish Armed Forces i ...
,
Pisz
Pisz (pronounced , previously also ''Jańsbork'', ) is a historic town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in northern Poland, with a population of 19,466 (2016). It is the seat of Pisz County. Pisz is situated at the junction of Lake Roś and t ...
,
Prostki and
Szczuczyn
Szczuczyn (; ) is a town in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. As of 2004, it has a population of 3,602.
History
The town is located in the north-eastern outskirts of Mazovia, which has been part of Poland since the establishment of ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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