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Gmina Nurzec-Stacja is a rural
gmina
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(administrative district) in
Siemiatycze County
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Siemiatycze 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 loca ...
,
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
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, on the border with
Belarus
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. Its seat is the village of
Nurzec-Stacja, which lies approximately east of
Siemiatycze
Siemiatycze ( ''Siamiatyčy'') is a town in eastern Poland, with 14,391 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Siemiatycze County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.
History
The history of Siemiatycze dates back to the mid-16th century, when the vil ...
and south 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 4,460.
Villages
Gmina Nurzec-Stacja contains the villages and settlements of
Anusin,
Augustynka,
Borysowszczyzna,
Chanie,
Chursy,
Dąbrowa Leśna,
Gajówka,
Grabarka,
Grabarka-Klasztor
Grabarka-Klasztor is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Nurzec-Stacja, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belaru ...
,
Klukowicze,
Klukowicze-Kolonia,
Litwinowicze,
Moszczona Pańska,
Nurczyk,
Nurczyk-Kolonia,
Nurzec,
Nurzec-Kisielewo,
Nurzec-Kolonia,
Nurzec-Stacja,
Piszczatka,
Siemichocze,
Sokóle,
Stołbce,
Sycze,
Szumiłówka,
Tartak,
Telatycze,
Tymianka,
Wakułowicze,
Werpol,
Wólka Nurzecka,
Wyczółki,
Zabłocie,
Zalesie and
Żerczyce.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Nurzec-Stacja is bordered by the gminas of
Czeremcha,
Mielnik
Mielnik is a village in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mielnik. It lies approximately south-east of Siemiatycze ...
,
Milejczyce and
Siemiatycze
Siemiatycze ( ''Siamiatyčy'') is a town in eastern Poland, with 14,391 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Siemiatycze County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.
History
The history of Siemiatycze dates back to the mid-16th century, when the vil ...
. 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
{{Siemiatycze County
Nurzec-Stacja
Gmina Nurzec Stacja