Gmina Wizna | |
Other Name: | Wizna Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Łomża County |
Area Total Km2: | 133.05 |
Population Total: | 4344 |
Population As Of: | 2011[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coor Pinpoint: | Wizna |
Coordinates: | 53.2°N 45°W |
Seat: | Wizna |
Website: | http://www.wizna.pl |
Gmina Wizna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wizna, which lies approximately 21km (13miles) east of Łomża and 540NaN0 west of the regional capital Białystok.
The gmina covers an area of 133.05km2, and as of 2006 its total population was 4,313 (4,344 in 2011).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Łomża Landscape Park.
Gmina Wizna contains the villages and settlements of Boguszki, Bronowo, Janczewo, Jarnuty, Kokoszki, Kramkowo, Lisno, Małachowo, Męczki, Mrówki, Nart, Nieławice, Niwkowo, Nowe Bożejewo, Podkosacze, Ruś, Rusiniec, Rutki, Rutkowskie, Sambory, Sieburczyn, Srebrowo, Stare Bożejewo, Wierciszewo, Witkowo, Wizna, Włochówka and Zanklewo.
Gmina Wizna is bordered by the gminas of Jedwabne, Łomża, Piątnica, Rutki, Trzcianne and Zawady.