Gmina Biskupiec | |
Other Name: | Biskupiec Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Warmian-Masurian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Nowe Miasto |
Area Total Km2: | 241.25 |
Population Total: | 9641 |
Population As Of: | 2011[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coor Pinpoint: | Biskupiec |
Coordinates: | 53.5006°N 19.3506°W |
Seat: | Biskupiec |
Gmina Biskupiec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Biskupiec, which lies approximately 19km (12miles) north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and 830NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
The gmina covers an area of 241.25km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 9,652 (9,641 in 2011).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Brodnica Landscape Park.
Gmina Biskupiec contains the villages and settlements of Babalice, Bielice, Borki, Buczek, Czachówki, Fitowo, Gaj, Iwanki, Krotoszyny, Łąkorek, Łąkorz, Leszczyniak, Lipinki, Mała Wólka, Mec, Mierzyn, Osetno, Osówko, Ostrowite, Piotrowice, Piotrowice Małe, Podlasek, Podlasek Mały, Rywałdzik, Sędzice, Słupnica, Sumin, Szwarcenowo, Tymawa Wielka, Wąkop, Wardęgówko, Wardęgowo, Wielka Wólka, Wonna and Zawada.
Gmina Biskupiec is bordered by the gminas of Iława, Jabłonowo Pomorskie, Kisielice, Kurzętnik, Łasin, Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, Świecie nad Osą and Zbiczno.