Gmina Zawady

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Gmina Zawady
Zawady Commune
Gmina
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Coat of arms
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Location within Białystok County
Coordinates(Zawady): 53°9′19″N22°39′58″E / 53.15528°N 22.66611°E / 53.15528; 22.66611 Coordinates: 53°9′19″N22°39′58″E / 53.15528°N 22.66611°E / 53.15528; 22.66611
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Białystok County
Seat Zawady
Area
 • Total 112.67 km2 (43.50 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 3,014
 • Density 27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Website http://www.gminazawady.pl/

Gmina Zawady is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Zawady, which lies approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi) 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".

Białystok County County in Podlaskie, Poland

Białystok 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 is the city of Białystok, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains nine towns: Łapy, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Białystok, Czarna Białostocka, 22 km (14 mi) north of Białystok, Wasilków, 11 km (7 mi) north of Białystok, Choroszcz, 13 km (8 mi) west of Białystok, Supraśl, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Białystok, Michałowo, 13 km (8 mi) east of Białystok, Zabłudów, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Białystok, Tykocin, 29 km (18 mi) west of Białystok, and Suraż, 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Białystok.

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 112.67 square kilometres (43.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its population is 3,014.

The gmina is the proposed location of a new airport to be built near Bialystok.

Villages

Gmina Zawady contains the villages and settlements of Cibory Gałeckie, Cibory-Chrzczony, Cibory-Kołaczki, Cibory-Krupy, Cibory-Marki, Cibory-Witki, Góra Strękowa, Konopki-Klimki, Konopki-Pokrzywnica, Krzewo-Plebanki, Kurpiki, Łaś-Toczyłowo, Maliszewo-Łynki, Maliszewo-Perkusy, Marylki, Nowe Chlebiotki, Nowe Grabowo, Nowe Krzewo, Rudniki, Stare Chlebiotki, Stare Grabowo, Stare Krzewo, Strękowa Góra, Targonie Wielkie, Targonie-Krytuły, Targonie-Wity, Wieczorki, Zawady, Zawady-Borysówka and Zawady-Kolonia.

Cibory Gałeckie Village in Podlaskie, Poland

Cibory Gałeckie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawady, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Zawady and 41 km (25 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

Cibory-Chrzczony is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawady, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

Cibory-Kołaczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawady, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

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Gmina Zawady is bordered by the gminas of Kobylin-Borzymy, Rutki, Trzcianne, Tykocin and Wizna.

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Gmina Rutki is a rural gmina in Zambrów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Rutki-Kossaki, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of Zambrów and 50 km (31 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

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