Gmina Giby | |
Other Name: | Giby Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sejny |
Coor Pinpoint: | Giby |
Coordinates: | 54.0333°N 45°W |
Area Total Km2: | 323.57 |
Population Total: | 2970 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Seat: | Giby |
Gmina Giby is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus and Lithuania. Its seat is the village of Giby, which lies approximately 10km (10miles) south of Sejny and 1030NaN0 north of the regional capital Białystok.
The gmina covers an area of 323.57km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 2,970.
Gmina Giby contains the villages and settlements of Aleksiejówka, Baraki, Białogóry, Białorzeczka, Białowierśnie, Budwieć, Chylinki, Czarna Hańcza, Daniłowce, Dworczysko, Dziemianówka, Frącki, Gibasówka, Giby, Głęboka Biel, Głęboki Bród, Gulbin, Iwanówka, Karolin, Konstantynówka, Krasne, Kukle, Lipowo, Muły, Okółek, Pogorzelec, Pomorze, Posejnele, Rygol, Sarnetki, Stanowisko, Studziany Las, Szlamy, Tartaczysko, Wielki Bór, Wierśnie, Wiłkokuk, Wronie Góry, Wysoki Most and Zelwa.
Gmina Giby is bordered by the gminas of Krasnopol, Nowinka, Płaska and Sejny. It also borders Belarus and Lithuania.