Gmina Suraż | |
Other Name: | Suraż Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Białystok County |
Area Total Km2: | 76.6 |
Population Total: | 2038 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 982 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 1056 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Suraż |
Coordinates: | 52.9553°N 22.9553°W |
Seat: | Suraż |
Gmina Suraż is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Suraż, which lies approximately 23km (14miles) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.
The gmina covers an area of 76.6km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 2,038 (out of which the population of Suraż amounts to 982, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 1,056).
Apart from the town of Suraż, Gmina Suraż contains the villages and settlements of Doktorce, Końcowizna, Kowale, Lesznia, Ostasze, Ostrów, Rynki, Średzińskie, Zawyki, Zawyki-Ferma, Zimnochy-Susły and Zimnochy-Świechy.
Gmina Suraż is bordered by the gminas of Juchnowiec Kościelny, Łapy, Poświętne, Turośń Kościelna and Wyszki.