__NOTOC__ Gmina Sokółka 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

Sokółka County __NOTOC__ Sokółka County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local govern ...

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

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. Its seat is the town of

Sokółka Sokółka (; , ) is a town in northeastern Poland, seat of the Sokółka County in Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is a busy rail junction located on the international Warsaw–Białystok–Grodno line, with additional connections which go to Suwałki a ...

, which lies approximately north-east 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 26,406 (out of which the population of Sokółka amounts to 18,888, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,518). The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

called

Knyszyń Forest Landscape Park Knyszyn Forest Landscape Park, also known as Puszcza Knyszyńska Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Knyszyńskiej'') is a protected area (Landscape Park (Poland), landscape park) in Knyszyn Forest which is located Podlaskie Voivodeship of ...

Villages

Apart from the town of Sokółka, Gmina Sokółka contains the villages and settlements of: * Bachmatówka * Bilwinki * Bobrowniki * Bogusze * Boguszowski Wygon *

Bohoniki Bohoniki ( Polish Arabic: بوـحـونيكي) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sokółka, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately eas ...

* Dąbrówka * Drahle * Dworzysk * Geniusze * Gilbowszczyzna * Gliniszcze Małe * Gliniszcze Wielkie * Gnidzin * Halańskie Ogrodniki *

Hałe Hałe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sokółka, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked co ...

* Igryły * Jałówka *

Janowszczyzna Janowszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sokółka, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-west of Sokółka and north-east ...

Jelenia Góra Jelenia Góra (; ; ) is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, close to the Karkonosze mountain range running along the Polish-Czech bo ...

* Kantorówka * Karcze * Kraśniany * Kundzicze * Kundzin * Kundzin Kościelny * Kurowszczyzna * Kuryły * Lebiedzin * Lipina * Lipowa Góra * Malawicze Dolne * Malawicze Górne * Maślanka * Mićkowa Hać * Miejskie Nowiny * Nomiki * Nowa Kamionka * Nowa Moczalnia * Nowa Rozedranka * Nowinka * Orłowicze * Ostrówek * Pawełki * Pawłowszczyzna * Planteczka * Plebanowce * Podjałówka * Podjanowszczyzna * Podkamionka * Podkantorówka * Pogibło * Polanki * Poniatowicze * Puciłki * Ściebielec * Sierbowce * Słojniki * Smolanka * Sokolany * Stara Kamionka * Stara Moczalnia * Stara Rozedranka * Stary Szor * Starzynka * Stodolne * Straż * Szyndziel * Szyszki * Tartak * Tatarszczyzna * Wierzchjedlina * Wierzchłowce * Wilcza Jama * Wojnachy * Woroniany * Wroczyńszczyzna * Wysokie Laski * Zadworzany * Zamczysk * Zaścianki (Bogusze) * Zaścianki (Kurowszczyzna) * Zaśpicze * Zawistowszczyzna * Żuki

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sokółka is bordered by the gminas of Czarna Białostocka, Janów, Kuźnica, Sidra,

Supraśl Supraśl (; ; ) is a town and former episcopal see in Białystok County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the Gmina Supraśl. It is situated on the Supraśl (river), Supraśl River, about northeast of Białyst ...

and

Szudziałowo Szudziałowo is a village in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szudziałowo. It lies approximately south-east of ...

. It also borders

References

Polish official population figures 2006
* Agata Lewandowski, Łosośna - the Unknown Valley. Not the Last Arrival for…Puciłki, „Znad Wilii”, nr 3(79) z 2019 r., p. 58-64, (in Polish)http://www.znadwiliiwilno.lt/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Znad-Wilii-3-79m-1.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Sokolka Sokolka Sokółka County