Gmina Rudka ' 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...

 (Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County

Bielsk County

Bielsk County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bielsk Podlaski, which...

, 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...

. It is located 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...

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Geography

Gmina Rudka is located in the geographical region of Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Równina Bielska (English: Bielska Plain).

The gmina covers an area of 70.21 square kilometres (27.1 sq mi).

Location

It is located approximately: north-east 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...

, the capital of 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...

 south-west of Białystok, the capital of the 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...

 west of Bielsk Podlaski

Bielsk Podlaski

-Roads and Highways:Bielsk Podlaski is at the intersection of two National Road and a Voivodeship Road:* National Road 19 - Kuźnica Białystoka Border Crossing - Kuźnica - Białystok - Bielsk Podlaski - Siemiatycze - Międzyrzec Podlaski - Kock - Lubartów - Lublin - Kraśnik - Janów Lubelski - Nisko...

, the seat of Bielsk County

Bielsk County

Bielsk County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bielsk Podlaski, which...

Climate

The region has a continental climate

Continental climate

Continental climate is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby...

 which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds 550 millimetres (21.7 in).

Rivers

Two rivers pass through the Gmina:

• The Nurzec
  Nurzec
  The Nurzec is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Bug River. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie...
  
   River, a tributary of the Bug River
  Bug River
  The Bug River is a left tributary of the Narew river flows from central Ukraine to the west, passing along the Ukraine-Polish and Polish-Belarusian border and into Poland, where it empties into the Narew river near Serock. The part between the lake and the Vistula River is sometimes referred to as...
  
  
• The Siennica River, a tributary of the Nurzec
  Nurzec
  The Nurzec is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Bug River. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie...
  
   River

Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2007 :

	Total		Women		Men
Unit	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Population	2,170	100	1,058	48.8	1,112	51.2
Population Density (persons/km²)	30.9		15.1		15.8

Municipal government

Its seat is the village of Rudka

Rudka, Bielsk County

Rudka is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Rudka. It lies approximately west of Bielsk Podlaski and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....

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Executive branch

The chief executive of the government is the mayor (Polish: wójt).

Legislative branch

The legislative portion of the government is the Council

Rada

Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....

 (Polish: Rada) comprising the President (Polish: Przewodniczący), the Vice-President (Polish: Wiceprzewodniczący) and thirteen councilors.

Villages

The following villages are contained within the gmina:

Józefin

Józefin, Bielsk County

Józefin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Rudka, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....

, Karp

Karp, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Karp is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Rudka, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....

, Koce Borowe

Koce Borowe

Koce Borowe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....

, Niemyje-Jarnąty

Niemyje-Jarnaty

Niemyje-Jarnąty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Niemyje-Skłody, Niemyje-Ząbki

Niemyje-Zabki

Niemyje-Ząbki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.The village has a population of 80.-References:...

, Nowe Niemyje

Nowe Niemyje

Nowe Niemyje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Rudka

Rudka, Bielsk County

Rudka is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Rudka. It lies approximately west of Bielsk Podlaski and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....

, Stare Niemyje

Stare Niemyje, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Stare Niemyje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

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Neighbouring political subdivisions

Gmina Rudka is bordered by the town of Brańsk

Bransk

Brańsk is an Urban Gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.-Etymology:The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.-Location:...

 and by the Gminy of Brańsk

Gmina Bransk

Gmina Brańsk is a rural gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.-Etymology:The name Brańsk comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.-Geography:...

, Ciechanowiec

Gmina Ciechanowiec

Gmina Ciechanowiec is an urban-rural gmina in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland...

, Grodzisk

Gmina Grodzisk

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

 and Klukowo

Gmina Klukowo

Gmina Klukowo is a rural gmina in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Klukowo, which lies approximately south of Wysokie Mazowieckie and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...

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Roads and highways

A Voivodeship Road

Voivodeship road

A voivodeship road is a category of road in Poland. Voivodeship roads fall one step below national roads in importance. The roads are numbered from 100 to 993...

 passes through Gmina Rudka:

• Voivodeship Road 681 - Roszki-Wodźki
  Roszki-Wodzki
  Roszki-Wodźki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapy, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....
  
   - Łapy - Brańsk
  Bransk
  Brańsk is an Urban Gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.-Etymology:The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.-Location:...
  
   - Rudka
  Rudka, Bielsk County
  Rudka is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Rudka. It lies approximately west of Bielsk Podlaski and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....
  
   - Ciechanowiec
  Ciechanowiec
  Ciechanowiec is a small town in Wysoczyzna Drohiczyńska, Gmina Ciechanowiec, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland.Alternate names used in the past or currently include Tshekhanovits Yiddish, Tsekhanovets Russian, Chechanovitz, Chekhanovits, Chekhanovitse, Rudelstadt and...
  
  

Local attractions

• Ossoliński Palace - eighteenth century baroque architecture. Built in 1763, rebuilt in the years 1913-1914, the so-called 'New palace " of about 1930. Orangery brick from the second half of the eighteenth century, brick and wood buildings and czworaki from the nineteenth and twentieth in, park, 1763;

Nearby attractions

• Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Pojedniania w Hodyszewie (Our Lady of Hodyszewo Sanctuary) in Hodyzewo - 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) northeast