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Gmina Kulesze Kościelne 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
Wysokie Mazowieckie County
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Wysokie Mazowieckie County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms ...
,
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 ...
. Its seat is the village of
Kulesze Kościelne, which lies approximately north of
Wysokie Mazowieckie
Wysokie Mazowieckie (; ) is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Wysokie Mazowieckie County. Population is 10,034 .
History
Wysokie was founded by Polish people, Polish settlers from nearby Mazovia in t ...
and west of the regional capital
Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.
Biał ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 3,361 (3,219 in 2013).
Villages
Gmina Kulesze Kościelne contains the villages and settlements of
Chojane-Bąki,
Chojane-Gorczany,
Chojane-Pawłowięta,
Chojane-Piecki,
Chojane-Sierocięta,
Chojane-Stankowięta,
Czarnowo-Biki,
Faszcze,
Gołasze Mościckie,
Gołasze-Dąb,
Grodzkie Szczepanowięta,
Kalinowo-Solki,
Kulesze Kościelne,
Kulesze Podlipne,
Kulesze-Litewka,
Kulesze-Podawce,
Leśniewo-Niedźwiedź,
Niziołki-Dobki,
Nowe Grodzkie,
Nowe Kalinowo,
Nowe Wiechy,
Nowe Wykno,
Stara Litwa,
Stare Grodzkie,
Stare Kalinowo,
Stare Niziołki,
Stare Wykno,
Stypułki-Giemzino,
Tybory Uszyńskie,
Wnory-Pażochy,
Wnory-Wiechy and
Wnory-Wypychy.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Kulesze Kościelne is bordered by the gminas of
Kobylin-Borzymy,
Kołaki Kościelne
Kołaki Kościelne is a village in Zambrów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kołaki Kościelne. It lies approximately north-east of Zambrów and west of t ...
,
Rutki,
Sokoły and
Wysokie Mazowieckie
Wysokie Mazowieckie (; ) is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Wysokie Mazowieckie County. Population is 10,034 .
History
Wysokie was founded by Polish people, Polish settlers from nearby Mazovia in t ...
.
References
External links
Polish official population figures 2006
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