Gmina Sokółka Explained

Gmina Sokółka
Other Name:Sokółka Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sokółka
Area Total Km2:313.62
Population Total:26406
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:18888
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:7518
Coor Pinpoint:Sokółka
Coordinates:53.4°N 53°W
Seat:Sokółka
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BSK
Website:http://www.sokolka.pl

Gmina Sokółka is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the town of Sokółka, which lies approximately 39km (24miles) north-east of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 313.62km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 26,406 (out of which the population of Sokółka amounts to 18,888, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,518).

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Knyszyń Forest Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Sokółka, Gmina Sokółka contains the villages and settlements of:

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sokółka is bordered by the gminas of Czarna Białostocka, Janów, Kuźnica, Sidra, Supraśl and Szudziałowo. It also borders Belarus.

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