Gmina Czarnia is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, in east-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the village of Czarnia

Czarnia, Gmina Czarnia

Czarnia is a village in Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Czarnia. It lies approximately north-west of Ostrołęka and north of Warsaw....

, which lies approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of Ostrołęka and 127 km (79 mi) north of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

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The gmina covers an area of 92.53 square kilometres (35.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,620.

Villages

Gmina Czarnia contains the villages and settlements of Bandysie

Bandysie

Bandysie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnia, within Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Ostrołęka and north of Warsaw.The village has a population of 430....

, Brzozowy Kąt

Brzozowy Kat, Masovian Voivodeship

Brzozowy Kąt is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnia, within Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Czarnia, north-west of Ostrołęka, and north of Warsaw.-References:...

, Cupel, Cyk

Cyk, Masovian Voivodeship

Cyk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnia, within Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.The village has a population of 250.-References:...

, Czarnia

Czarnia, Gmina Czarnia

Czarnia is a village in Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Czarnia. It lies approximately north-west of Ostrołęka and north of Warsaw....

, Długie, Michałowo, Rutkowo

Rutkowo, Masovian Voivodeship

Rutkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnia, within Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

 and Surowe

Surowe, Masovian Voivodeship

Surowe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnia, within Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Czarnia is bordered by the gminas of Baranowo

Gmina Baranowo

Gmina Baranowo is a rural gmina in Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Baranowo, which lies approximately north-west of Ostrołęka and north of Warsaw....

, Chorzele

Gmina Chorzele

Gmina Chorzele is an urban-rural gmina in Przasnysz County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Chorzele, which lies approximately north of Przasnysz and north of Warsaw....

, Myszyniec

Gmina Myszyniec

Gmina Myszyniec is an urban-rural gmina in Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Myszyniec, which lies approximately north of Ostrołęka and north of Warsaw....

, Rozogi

Gmina Rozogi

Gmina Rozogi is a rural gmina in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Rozogi, which lies approximately east of Szczytno and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

 and Wielbark

Gmina Wielbark

Gmina Wielbark is a rural gmina in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wielbark, which lies approximately south of Szczytno and south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

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