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Gmina Hajnówka (
Belarusian: Гміна Гайнаўка) is a 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
Hajnówka County
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Hajnówka County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local g ...
,
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to th ...
, in north-eastern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
, on the border with
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
. Its seat is the town of
Hajnówka
Hajnówka (; ; Podlachian microlanguage, Podlachian: ''Hájnuvka''; ) is a town and a powiat seat in eastern Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship) with 21,442 inhabitants (2014). It is the capital of Hajnówka County. The town is also notable for its pr ...
, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,273.
It is one of five Polish/
Belarusian bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the ''Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages'', which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside
Polish.
[Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 17, poz. 141]
Villages
Gmina Hajnówka contains the villages and settlements of
Basen,
Bielszczyzna,
Bokówka,
Borek,
Borysówka,
Chytra,
Czyżyki,
Dubicze Osoczne,
Dubińska Ferma,
Dubiny
Dubiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Hajnówka, in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship in northeastern Poland, close to its border with Belarus. It is approximately north of Hajnówka and southeast of the regional ...
,
Golakowa Szyja,
Kotówka,
Lipiny,
Łozice,
Majdan,
Mikołajowy Las,
Mochnate,
Nowoberezowo,
Nowokornino,
Nowosady,
Olchowa Kładka,
Olszyna
Olszyna () is a town in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its name means "alder wood" in Polish. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Olszyna. A settlement dating back to the Middl ...
,
Orzeszkowo,
Pasieczniki Duże,
Pasieczniki Wielkie,
Pasieczniki-Stebki,
Postołowo,
Progale,
Przechody,
Puciska,
Rzepiska,
Sacharewo,
Skryplewo,
Smolany Sadek,
Sorocza Nóżka,
Sosnówka,
Sowiny Grunt,
Stare Berezowo,
Topiło,
Trywieża,
Wasilkowo,
Wygoda,
Wygon and
Zwodzieckie.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Hajnówka is bordered by the town of
Hajnówka
Hajnówka (; ; Podlachian microlanguage, Podlachian: ''Hájnuvka''; ) is a town and a powiat seat in eastern Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship) with 21,442 inhabitants (2014). It is the capital of Hajnówka County. The town is also notable for its pr ...
and by the gminas of
Białowieża
Białowieża is a village in Poland's Podlaskie Voivodeship, in the middle of the Białowieża Forest, to which it gave its name. The village is some east of Hajnówka and southeast of the province capital, Białystok.
Location
Białowieża i ...
,
Czyże,
Dubicze Cerkiewne
Dubicze Cerkiewne (; , ''Dubičy Carkoŭnyja''; Podlachian: ''Dúbičy Cerkóvny'') is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative di ...
,
Narew
The Narew (; ; or ) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. The Narew is one of Europe's few braided rivers, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided h ...
and
Narewka
Narewka () is a village in eastern Poland, with its population estimated at 935 residents (as of 2011). It is located in Gmina Narewka, Hajnówka County, within Podlaskie Voivodeship. The village is located near Poland's border with Belarus, and ...
. It also borders
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Hajnówka County