Gmina Śniadowo

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Gmina Śniadowo
Śniadowo Commune
Gmina
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Gmina Śniadowo within the Łomża County
Coordinates(Śniadowo): 53°2′N21°59′E / 53.033°N 21.983°E / 53.033; 21.983 Coordinates: 53°2′N21°59′E / 53.033°N 21.983°E / 53.033; 21.983
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Łomża County
Seat Śniadowo
Area
  Total 162.59 km2 (62.78 sq mi)
Population (2011 [1] )
  Total 5,592
  Density 34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Website http://www.sniadowo.powiatlomzynski.pl

Gmina Śniadowo is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Śniadowo, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Łomża and 80 km (50 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".

Łomża County County in Podlaskie, Poland

Łomża 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 is the city of Łomża, although the city is not part of the county. The only towns in Łomża County are Nowogród, which lies 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Łomża, and Jedwabne, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Łomża.

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 162.59 square kilometres (62.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,668 (5,592 in 2011).

Villages

Gmina Śniadowo contains the villages and settlements of Bagno, Brulin, Chomentowo, Dębowo, Doły, Duchny Młode, Grabowo, Jakać Borowa, Jakać Dworna, Jakać Młoda, Jakać-Borki, Jastrząbka Młoda, Jemielite-Wypychy, Kołaczki, Konopki Młode, Koryta, Koziki, Mężenin, Młynik, Olszewo, Osobne, Ratowo-Piotrowo, Sierzputy Zagajne, Sierzputy-Marki, Śniadowo, Śniadowo-Stara Stacja, Stara Jakać, Stara Jastrząbka, Stare Duchny, Stare Jemielite, Stare Konopki, Stare Ratowo, Stare Szabły, Strzeszewo, Szabły Młode, Szczepankowo, Truszki, Uśnik, Uśnik-Dwór, Uśnik-Kolonia, Wierzbowo, Wszerzecz, Wszerzecz-Kolonia, Zagroby, Zalesie-Poczynki, Zalesie-Wypychy, Żebry and Żebry-Kolonia.

Bagno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śniadowo, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

Brulin Village in Podlaskie, Poland

Brulin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śniadowo, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of Śniadowo, 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Łomża, and 80 km (50 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

Chomentowo Village in Podlaskie, Poland

Chomentowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śniadowo, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Śniadowo, 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Łomża, and 80 km (50 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Śniadowo is bordered by the gminas of Czerwin, Łomża, Miastkowo, Stary Lubotyń, Szumowo, Troszyn and Zambrów.

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References

  1. Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2012