Gmina Wiżajny | |
Other Name: | Wiżajny Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Suwałki County |
Area Total Km2: | 122.59 |
Population Total: | 2672 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coor Pinpoint: | Wiżajny |
Coordinates: | 54.3897°N 22.865°W |
Seat: | Wiżajny |
Website: | http://www.wizajny.pl |
Gmina Wiżajny, is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. Its seat is the village of Wiżajny, which lies approximately 35km (22miles) north of Suwałki and 1430NaN0 north of the regional capital Białystok.
The gmina covers an area of 122.59km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 2,672.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Suwałki Landscape Park.
Gmina Wiżajny contains the villages and settlements of Antosin, Bolcie, Burniszki, Cisówek, Dziadówek, Dzierwany, Grzybina, Jaczne, Jegliniszki, Kamionka, Kłajpeda, Kłajpedka, Laskowskie, Leszkiemie, Ługiele, Makowszczyzna, Marianka, Maszutkinie, Mauda, Mierkinie, Okliny, Poplin, Rogożajny Małe, Rogożajny Wielkie, Soliny, Stankuny, Stara Hańcza, Stołupianka, Sudawskie, Sześciwłóki, Użmauda, Wiłkupie, Wiżajny, Wiżgóry, Wysokie and Żelazkowizna.
Gmina Wiżajny is bordered by the gminas of Dubeninki, Jeleniewo, Przerośl and Rutka-Tartak. It also borders Lithuania.