Gmina Puńsk Punsko valsčius | |
Other Name: | Puńsk Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Witold Liszkowski |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sejny |
Area Total Km2: | 138.37 |
Population Total: | 4,184 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coor Pinpoint: | Puńsk |
Coordinates: | 54.25°N 34°W |
Seat: | Puńsk |
Website: | http://www.punsk.com.pl |
Gmina Puńsk (Lithuanian: Punsko valsčius) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. Its seat is the village of Puńsk, which lies approximately 20km (10miles) north-west of Sejny and 1260NaN0 north of the regional capital Białystok. The current mayor of Gmina Puńsk is Witold Liszkowski (Vytautas Liškauskas).
The gmina covers an area of 138.37km2, and as of 2016 its total population was 4,184.[1] It is a bilingual district, with about 73.4% of the population belonging to the Lithuanian minority in Poland (the 2011 Census).[2]
Gmina Puńsk contains the villages and settlements of Boksze-Osada, Buda Zawidugierska, Buraki, Dowiaciszki, Dziedziule, Giłujsze, Kalinowo, Kompocie, Krejwiany, Nowiniki, Ogórki, Oszkinie, Pełele, Poluńce, Przystawańce, Puńsk, Rejsztokiemie, Sankury, Sejwy, Skarkiszki, Smolany, Stare Boksze, Szlinokiemie, Szołtany, Tauroszyszki, Trakiszki, Trompole, Widugiery, Wiłkopedzie, Wojciuliszki, Wojtokiemie, Wołyńce and Żwikiele.
Gmina Puńsk is bordered by the gminas of Krasnopol, Sejny and Szypliszki. It also borders Lithuania.