Gmina Knyszyn

Gmina Knyszyn Knyszyn Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Gmina Knyszyn within the Mońki County
Coordinates (Knyszyn): 53°18′47″N 22°55′3″E / 53.31306°N 22.91750°E / 53.31306; 22.91750
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Mońki
Seat	Knyszyn
Area
• Total	127.68 km2 (49.30 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	4,942
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
• Urban	2,835
• Rural	2,107
Website	http://www.knyszyn.pl/

Gmina Knyszyn is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) 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.

The gmina covers an area of 127.68 square kilometres (49.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,942 (out of which the population of Knyszyn amounts to 2,835, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,107).

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Knyszyń Forest Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Knyszyn, Gmina Knyszyn contains the villages and settlements of Chobotki, Czechowizna, Grądy, Guzy, Jaskra, Kalinówka Kościelna, Knyszyn-Cisówka, Knyszyn-Zamek, Lewonie, Nowiny Kasjerskie, Nowiny-Zdroje, Ogrodniki, Poniklica, Stoczek, Wodziłówka, Wojtówce and Zofiówka.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Knyszyn is bordered by the gminas of Czarna Białostocka, Dobrzyniewo Duże, Jasionówka, Krypno and Mońki.

References

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