Gmina Puńsk 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 Sejny County

Sejny County

Sejny County a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in the extreme north-east of Poland, on the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...

, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...

, in north-eastern 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...

, on the Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n border. Its seat is the village of Puńsk

Punsk

Puńsk is a village with 1,050 inhabitants in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. Over 80% of the population of Puńsk is Lithuanian. It lies in the northeastern part of Poland, only from the border with Lithuania....

, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Sejny

Sejny

Sejny is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, close to the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It is located in the eastern part of the Suwałki Lake Area , on the Marycha river, being a tributary of Czarna Hańcza...

 and 126 km (78 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. The current mayor of Gmina Puńsk is Witold Liszkowski (Vytautas Liškauskas).

The gmina covers an area of 138.37 square kilometres (53.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,419. It is a bilingual district, with about 75% of the population belonging to the Lithuanian minority in Poland

Lithuanian minority in Poland

Lithuanian minority in Poland consists of 5,639 people living chiefly in the Podlaskie Voivodeship in the north-eastern part of Poland...

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Villages

Gmina Puńsk contains the villages and settlements of Boksze-Osada

Boksze-Osada

Boksze-Osada , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Buda Zawidugierska

Buda Zawidugierska

Buda Zawidugierska , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately east of Puńsk, north of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Buraki

Buraki

Buraki , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.-References:...

, Dowiaciszki

Dowiaciszki

Dowiaciszki , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Puńsk, north of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.The village...

, Dziedziule

Dziedziule

Dziedziule , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital...

, Giłujsze, Kalinowo

Kalinowo, Sejny County

Kalinowo , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.-References:...

, Kompocie

Kompocie

Kompocie , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately east of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Krejwiany

Krejwiany, Sejny County

Krejwiany , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.-References:...

, Nowiniki

Nowiniki

Nowiniki , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Ogórki

Ogórki

Ogórki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Oszkinie

Oszkinie

Oszkinie , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Pełele, Poluńce

Polunce

Poluńce , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately east of Puńsk, north of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Przystawańce

Przystawance

Przystawańce , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately east of Puńsk, north of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Puńsk

Punsk

Puńsk is a village with 1,050 inhabitants in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. Over 80% of the population of Puńsk is Lithuanian. It lies in the northeastern part of Poland, only from the border with Lithuania....

, Rejsztokiemie

Rejsztokiemie

Rejsztokiemie , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Sankury

Sankury

Sankury , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately east of Puńsk, north of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Sejwy

Sejwy

Sejwy , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.-References:...

, Skarkiszki

Skarkiszki

Skarkiszki , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital...

, Smolany

Smolany, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Smolany , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Stare Boksze

Stare Boksze

Stare Boksze , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.-References:...

, Szlinokiemie

Szlinokiemie

Szlinokiemie , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south-west of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital...

, Szołtany, Tauroszyszki

Tauroszyszki

Tauroszyszki , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.-References:...

, Trakiszki

Trakiszki

Trakiszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately east of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Trompole

Trompole

Trompole , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Widugiery

Widugiery

Widugiery , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Puńsk, north of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Wiłkopedzie, Wojciuliszki

Wojciuliszki

Wojciuliszki , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately north of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Wojtokiemie

Wojtokiemie

Wojtokiemie , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital...

, Wołyńce and Żwikiele

Zwikiele

Żwikiele , , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Puńsk, north-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Puńsk is bordered by the gminas of Krasnopol

Gmina Krasnopol

Gmina Krasnopol, is a rural gmina in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Krasnopol, which lies approximately west of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Sejny

Gmina Sejny

Gmina Sejny, is a rural gmina in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border...

 and Szypliszki

Gmina Szypliszki

Gmina Szypliszki, is a rural gmina in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border...

. It also borders Lithuania.