Gmina Prostki 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 Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...

, in northern 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 Prostki

Prostki

Prostki is a village in Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Prostki...

, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Ełk and 128 km (80 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn

Olsztyn

Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...

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The gmina covers an area of 230.47 square kilometres (89 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,439.

Villages

Gmina Prostki contains the villages and settlements of Bobry

Bobry, Gmina Prostki

Bobry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Bogusze

Bogusze, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Bogusze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Borki

Borki, Gmina Prostki

Borki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Bzury

Bzury, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Bzury is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...

, Ciernie

Ciernie, Gmina Prostki

Ciernie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Cisy

Cisy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Cisy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany . The most famous family to have originated from here are the Szelemej's...

, Czyprki, Dąbrowskie, Długochorzele, Długosze, Dybówko

Dybówko

Dybówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Dybowo, Glinki, Gorczyce, Guty Rożyńskie

Guty Rozynskie

Guty Rożyńskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Jebramki

Jebramki

Jebramki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Prostki, south-west of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Katarzynowo

Katarzynowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Katarzynowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Kibisy

Kibisy

Kibisy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Kobylin

Kobylin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Kobylin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Kobylinek

Kobylinek, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Kobylinek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Kopijki

Kopijki

Kopijki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Prostki, south-east of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Kosinowo

Kosinowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Kosinowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Krupin, Krzywe, Krzywińskie, Kurczątki

Kurczatki

Kurczątki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Lipińskie Małe, Marchewki

Marchewki

Marchewki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Miechowo

Miechowo

Miechowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Miłusze, Niedźwiedzkie, Nowaki

Nowaki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Nowaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Prostki, south-west of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Olszewo

Olszewo, Gmina Prostki

Olszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Ostrykół, Popowo

Popowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Popowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Prostki

Prostki

Prostki is a village in Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Prostki...

, Różyńsk Wielki

Rózynsk Wielki

Różyńsk Wielki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Prostki, south-west of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Sokółki, Sołtmany, Taczki

Taczki

Taczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Wiśniowo Ełckie, Wojtele

Wojtele

Wojtele is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Prostki, south of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Zawady-Tworki

Zawady-Tworki

Zawady-Tworki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Prostki, south-east of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The...

 and Żelazki

Zelazki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Żelazki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Prostki, south-east of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Prostki is bordered by the town of Grajewo

Grajewo

Grajewo , is a town in north-eastern Poland with 23,302 inhabitants .It is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship ; previously, it was in Łomża Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Biała Piska, Ełk, Grajewo

Gmina Grajewo

Gmina Grajewo is a rural gmina in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Grajewo, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Kalinowo

Gmina Kalinowo

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

, Rajgród

Gmina Rajgród

Gmina Rajgród is an urban-rural gmina in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Rajgród, which lies approximately north-east of Grajewo and north-west of the regional capital Białystok.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Szczuczyn

Gmina Szczuczyn

Gmina Szczuczyn is an urban-rural gmina in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Szczuczyn, which lies approximately south-west of Grajewo and north-west of the regional capital Białystok.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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