Gmina Czyżew
Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gmina Czyżew is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czyżew, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Wysokie Mazowieckie and 67 km (42 mi) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.
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Gmina Czyżew
Czyżew Commune | |
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Coordinates (Czyżew): 52°48′N 22°19′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
County | Wysokie Mazowieckie |
Seat | Czyżew |
Area | |
• Total | 123.4 km2 (47.6 sq mi) |
Population (2013[1]) | |
• Total | 6,550 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,636 |
• Rural | 3,914 |
Website | http://www.czyzewosada.pl/ |
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The gmina covers an area of 123.4 square kilometres (47.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,653. Prior to 2011 it was a rural gmina and was called Gmina Czyżew-Osada, with its seat in the village of Czyżew-Osada (now part of the town of Czyżew, which was created on 1 January 2011).