Gmina Łochów Explained

Gmina Łochów
Other Name:Łochów Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Węgrów
Area Total Km2:194.98
Population Total:17962
Population As Of:2013[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:6786
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:11176
Coor Pinpoint:Łochów
Coordinates:52.5317°N 21.7106°W
Seat:Łochów
Website:http://www.gminalochow.pl/

Gmina Łochów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Łochów, which lies approximately 26km (16miles) north-west of Węgrów and 600NaN0 north-east of Warsaw.

The gmina covers an area of 194.98km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 17,427 (out of which the population of Łochów amounts to 6,452, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,975).

Villages

Apart from the town of Łochów, Gmina Łochów contains the villages and settlements of Baczki, Barchów, Brzuza, Budziska, Burakowskie, Dąbrowa, Gwizdały, Jasiorówka, Jerzyska, Kalinowiec, Kaliska, Kamionna, Karczewizna, Laski, Łazy, Łojew, Łopianka, Łosiewice, Majdan, Matały, Nadkole, Ogrodniki, Ostrówek, Pogorzelec, Samotrzask, Szumin, Twarogi, Wólka Paplińska, Zagrodniki and Zambrzyniec.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Łochów is bordered by the gminas of Brańszczyk, Jadów, Korytnica, Sadowne, Stoczek and Wyszków.

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Notes and References

  1. http://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/statistical-yearbooks/statistical-yearbooks/demographic-yearbook-of-poland-2014,3,8.html/ Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2014