Gmina Mońki

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Gmina Mońki
Mońki Commune
Gmina
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Gmina Mońki within the Mońki County
Coordinates(Mońki): 53°24′N22°48′E / 53.400°N 22.800°E / 53.400; 22.800 Coordinates: 53°24′N22°48′E / 53.400°N 22.800°E / 53.400; 22.800
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Mońki
Seat Mońki
Area
  Total 161.56 km2 (62.38 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 15,611
  Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
   Urban 10,455
  Rural 5,156
Website http://www.monki.um.pl/

Gmina Mońki is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) 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 administrative division of Poland

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 County in Podlaskie, Poland

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 Voivodeship in Poland

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.

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The gmina covers an area of 161.56 square kilometres (62.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 15,611 (out of which the population of Mońki amounts to 10,455, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,156).

Villages

Apart from the town of Mońki, Gmina Mońki contains the villages and settlements of Boguszewo, Ciesze, Czekołdy, Dudki, Dudki-Kolonia, Dziękonie, Dzieżki, Ginie, Hornostaje, Hornostaje-Osada, Jaski, Kiślaki, Koleśniki, Kołodzież, Konopczyn, Kosiorki, Kropiwnica, Krzeczkowo, Kuczyn, Kulesze, Lewonie, Łupichy, Magnusze, Masie, Mejły, Moniuszeczki, Ołdaki, Oliszki, Potoczyzna, Przytulanka, Pyzy, Rusaki, Rybaki, Sikory, Sobieski, Świerzbienie, Waśki, Wojszki, Zalesie, Zblutowo, Znoski, Żodzie and Zyburty.

Boguszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mońki, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

Ciesze Village in Podlaskie, Poland

Ciesze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mońki, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Mońki and 39 km (24 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.

Czekołdy Village in Podlaskie, Poland

Czekołdy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mońki, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in northeastern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Mońki and 38 km (24 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Mońki is bordered by the gminas of Goniądz, Jaświły, Knyszyn, Krypno and Trzcianne.

Gmina Goniądz Gmina in Podlaskie, Poland

Gmina Goniądz is an urban-rural gmina 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.

Gmina Jaświły Gmina in Podlaskie, Poland

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.

Gmina Knyszyn Gmina in Podlaskie, Poland

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.

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