Gmina Suchowola Explained

Gmina Suchowola
Other Name:Suchowola Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sokółka
Area Total Km2:255.89
Population Total:7350
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:2243
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:5107
Coor Pinpoint:Suchowola
Coordinates:53.5767°N 23.1017°W
Seat:Suchowola
Website:http://www.suchowola.com.pl

Gmina Suchowola is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Suchowola, which lies approximately 33km (21miles) north-west of Sokółka and 520NaN0 north of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 255.89km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 7,350 (out of which the population of Suchowola amounts to 2,243, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,107).

Villages

Apart from the town of Suchowola, Gmina Suchowola contains the villages and settlements of Bachmackie Kolonie, Brukowo, Chlewisk Dolny, Chlewisk Górny, Chmielniki, Chmielówka, Chodorówka Nowa, Chodorówka Stara, Chodorówka Stara-Kolonia, Ciemne, Czerwonka, Domuraty, Dryga, Dryga-Kolonia, Dubasiewskie Kolonie, Dubasiewszczyzna, Głęboczyzna, Grodzisk, Grymiaczki, Hołodolina, Horodnianka, Jatwieź Duża, Jatwieź Mała, Karpowicze, Kiersnówka, Kopciówka, Krzywa, Laudańszczyzna, Leśniki, Leszczany, Morgi, Nowe Stojło, Okopy, Olszanka, Ostrówek, Piątak, Podgrodzisk, Podhorodnianka, Podostrówek, Pokośno, Połomin, Połomin-Kolonia, Poświętne, Rutkowszczyzna, Sucha Góra, Tablewo, Trzyrzecze, Wólka, Żakle and Zgierszczańskie.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Suchowola is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa Białostocka, Janów, Jaświły, Korycin and Sztabin.

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