Gmina Goniądz Goniądz Commune | ||
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Gmina | ||
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Gmina Goniądz within the Mońki County | ||
Coordinates(Goniądz): 53°29′21″N22°44′16″E / 53.48917°N 22.73778°E Coordinates: 53°29′21″N22°44′16″E / 53.48917°N 22.73778°E | ||
Country | ||
Voivodeship | Podlaskie | |
County | Mońki | |
Seat | Goniądz | |
Area | ||
• Total | 376.68 km2 (145.44 sq mi) | |
Population (2006) | ||
• Total | 5,209 | |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) | |
• Urban | 1,910 | |
• Rural | 3,299 | |
Website | http://goniadz.pl/ |
Gmina Goniądz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Goniądz, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Mońki and 51 km (32 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".
Mońki County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Mońki, which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Knyszyn, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Mońki, and Goniądz, 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Mońki.
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and Marijampolė to the northeast, and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia to the north.
The gmina covers an area of 376.68 square kilometres (145.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,209 (out of which the population of Goniądz amounts to 1,910, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,299).
Apart from the town of Goniądz, Gmina Goniądz contains the villages and settlements of Białosuknia, Budne, Budne-Żarnowo, Dawidowizna, Doły, Downary, Klewianka, Kramkówka Duża, Kramkówka Mała, Krzecze, Łazy, Mierkienniki, Olszowa Droga, Osowiec, Owieczki, Piwowary, Płochowo, Smogorówka Dolistowska, Smogorówka Goniądzka, Szafranki, Uścianek, Wojtówstwo, Wólka Piaseczna and Wroceń.
Białosuknia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Goniądz, 10 km (6 mi) north of Mońki, and 46 km (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Budne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-west of Goniądz, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Mońki, and 53 km (33 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Budne-Żarnowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Goniądz, 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Mońki, and 53 km (33 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Goniądz is bordered by the gminas of Bargłów Kościelny, Grajewo, Jaświły, Mońki, Radziłów, Rajgród, Sztabin and Trzcianne.
Gmina Bargłów Kościelny is a rural gmina in Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Bargłów Kościelny, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Augustów and 76 km (47 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Grajewo is a rural gmina in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Grajewo, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
Gmina Jaświły is a rural gmina in Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jaświły, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Mońki and 42 km (26 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Sokółka County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sokółka, which lies 39 kilometres (24 mi) north-east of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Dąbrowa Białostocka, lying 30 km (19 mi) north of Sokółka, Krynki, lying 24 km (15 mi) south-east of Sokółka, and Suchowola, 33 km (21 mi) north-west of Sokółka.
Grajewo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Grajewo, which lies 76 kilometres (47 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Szczuczyn, lying 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Grajewo, and Rajgród, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Grajewo.
Gmina Rajgród is an urban-rural gmina in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Rajgród, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Grajewo and 75 km (47 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Mońki is an urban-rural gmina in Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Mońki, which lies approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Knyszyn is an urban-rural gmina in Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Knyszyn, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Mońki and 28 km (17 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Krypno is a rural gmina in Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Krypno, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Mońki and 27 km (17 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Trzcianne is a rural gmina in Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Trzcianne, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Mońki and 41 km (25 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Kramkówka Duża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Goniądz, 8 km (5 mi) north-west of Mońki, and 47 km (29 mi) northwest of the regional capital Białystok.
Krzecze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Goniądz, 14 km (9 mi) north of Mońki, and 50 km (31 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Płochowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Goniądz, 17 km (11 mi) north-west of Mońki, and 57 km (35 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Smogorówka Dolistowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Goniądz, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Mońki, and 49 km (30 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Smogorówka Goniądzka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Goniądz, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Mońki, and 48 km (30 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Szafranki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-west of Goniądz, 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Mońki, and 51 km (32 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Uścianek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Goniądz, 13 km (8 mi) west of Mońki, and 51 km (32 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Wólka Piaseczna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Goniądz, 16 km (10 mi) north of Mońki, and 55 km (34 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Downary-Plac is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Goniądz, 7 km (4 mi) north-west of Mońki, and 48 km (30 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.