Metropolitan Białystok

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Metropolitan Białystok - a metropolitan area designated by the Governor of the Regulation No. 52/05 of 16 May 2005 ^[1] in order to help economically develop the region.

In 2006, the metropolitan area population was 450,254 inhabitants.^[2] Covering the area of 1.521 km ², it had population density of about 265 people per one km². Among urban residents were more women - 192 thousand. on 100 men, 108 women on average.

The municipalities adjacent to Białystok are slowly losing their agricultural character, becoming the residential suburban neighborhoods.^{[ citation needed ]}

The metropolitan area includes:

the city of Białystok,
the villages in Gmina Choroszcz:
- Jeroniki, Klepacze, Krupniki, Łyski, Porosły, Sienkiewicze and Turczyn,
Klepacze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Choroszcz, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Choroszcz and 7 km (4 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.
Krupniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Choroszcz, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Choroszcz and 8 km (5 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Łyski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Choroszcz, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Choroszcz and 10 km (6 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
the villages in Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże:
- Bohdan, Borsukówka, Chraboły, Dobrzyniewo Duże, Dobrzyniewo Fabryczne*, Dobrzyniewo Kościelne*, Fasty*, Gniła, Jaworówka, Kozińce, Kulikówka, Krynice, Letniki, Leńce, Nowe Aleksandrowo*, Obrubniki, Ogrodniki*, Pogorzałki, Ponikła, Podleńce, Szaciły and Zalesie
Bohdan is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Dobrzyniewo Duże and 13 km (8 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Borsukówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Dobrzyniewo Duże and 20 km (12 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Chraboły is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.
the villages in Gmina Juchnowiec Kościelny:
- Bronczany, Izabelin, Kleosin, Księżyno, Kolonia Księżyno, Koplany, Kolonia Koplany, Lewickie, Niewodnica Nargilewska, Solniczki and Stanisławowo
the city of Supraśl and the villages in Gmina Supraśl:
- Grabówka, Henrykowo, Karakule and Ogrodniczki
the city of Wasilków and the villages in Gmina Wasilków:
- Dąbrówki, Katrynka, Jurowce*, Osowicze*, Sochonie*, Studzianki, Nowodworce*, Sielachowskie*, Wólka Poduchowna, Wólka-Przedmieście and Woroszyły,
the villages in Gmina Zabłudów:
- Halickie, Kuriany and Skrybicze

Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Białystok is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.

Gmina Choroszcz is an urban-rural gmina in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Choroszcz, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

Jeroniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Choroszcz, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Choroszcz and 10 km (6 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

* village added via Regulation No. 2 / 2008 of 28 January 2008 amending the Decree of 29 September 2006 on the designation of Metropolitan Białystok.^[3]

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[1] Rozporządzenie Nr 52/05 Wojewody Podlaskiego z dnia 16 maja 2005 r. w sprawie wyznaczenia aglomeracji Białystok (Dz. Urz. Woj. Podl. Nr 130, poz. 1547)

[2] Rozporządzenie Nr 5/06 Wojewody Podlaskiego z dnia 29 września 2006 r. w sprawie wyznaczenia aglomeracji Białystok (Dz. Urz. Woj. Podl. Nr 244, poz. 2383)

[3] Rozporządzenie Nr 2/08 Wojewody Podlaskiego z dnia 28 stycznia 2008 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie wyznaczenia aglomeracji Białystok (Dz. Urz. Woj. Podl. Nr 25, poz. 269)