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Gmina Turośń Kościelna 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
Białystok County
Białystok 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 government refo ...
,
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
Turośń Kościelna, which lies approximately south-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 5,348.
Villages
Gmina Turośń Kościelna contains the villages and settlements of
Baciuty
Baciuty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turośń Kościelna, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Turośń Kościelna and south-west of the regional ...
,
Baciuty-Kolonia,
Barszczówka,
Bojary,
Borowskie Cibory,
Borowskie Gziki,
Borowskie Michały,
Borowskie Olki,
Borowskie Skórki,
Borowskie Wypychy,
Borowskie Żaki,
Chodory,
Czaczki Małe,
Czaczki Wielkie,
Dobrowoda,
Dołki,
Iwanówka,
Juraszki,
Lubejki,
Markowszczyzna,
Niecki,
Niewodnica Korycka,
Niewodnica Kościelna,
Pomigacze,
Stoczki,
Tołcze,
Topilec,
Topilec-Kolonia,
Trypucie,
Turośń Dolna,
Turośń Kościelna,
Zalesiany and
Zawady.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Turośń Kościelna is bordered by the gminas of
Choroszcz
Choroszcz () is a town in north-eastern Poland, located in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, seat of Gmina Choroszcz.
The Baroque palace in Choroszcz was the summer residence of the noble Branicki family, and is now part of the Museum of P ...
,
Juchnowiec Kościelny
Juchnowiec Kościelny is a village in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Juchnowiec Kościelny. It lies approximately south of the regional capital ...
,
Łapy
Łapy is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship; the administrative centre of the urban-rural gmina Łapy. It is situated in the North Podlasie Lowland, on the river Narew.
According to data from 31 December ...
and
Suraż
Suraż is a town in north-eastern Poland situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, seat of Gmina Suraż in the Białystok County.
Suraż, which has a long and rich history, and was a royal town in the Kingdom of Poland, currently is one of the smal ...
.
References
* Polish official population figures 2006
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Turosn Koscielna
Białystok County