Gmina Sokółka
Sokółka Commune
Gmina
Town Hall in Sokółka, seat of the gmina office
Town Hall in Sokółka, seat of the gmina office
Coat of arms of Gmina Sokółka
Coat of arms
Gmina Sokółka within the Sokółka County
Gmina Sokółka within the Sokółka County
Coordinates (Sokółka): 53°24′N 23°30′E / 53.400°N 23.500°E / 53.400; 23.500
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySokółka
SeatSokółka
Area
 • Total313.62 km2 (121.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total26,406
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban
18,888
 • Rural
7,518
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBSK
Websitehttp://www.sokolka.pl

Gmina Sokółka is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the town of Sokółka, which lies approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) north-east of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 313.62 square kilometres (121.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 26,406 (out of which the population of Sokółka amounts to 18,888, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,518).

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

Villages

Apart from the town of Sokółka, Gmina Sokółka contains the villages and settlements of:

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sokółka is bordered by the gminas of Czarna Białostocka, Janów, Kuźnica, Sidra, Supraśl and Szudziałowo. It also borders Belarus.

References

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