Gmina Suchowola is an urban-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 Sokółka County, 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...

. Its seat is the town of Suchowola

Suchowola

Suchowola is a town in north-eastern Poland in Sokółka county, located on both banks of the Olszanka River. Its population is 2,500 ....

, which lies approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) north-west of Sokółka and 52 km (32 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 255.89 square kilometres (98.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,350 (out of which the population of Suchowola amounts to 2,243, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,107).

Villages

Apart from the town of Suchowola, Gmina Suchowola contains the villages and settlements of Bachmackie Kolonie

Bachmackie Kolonie

Bachmackie Kolonie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Brukowo

Brukowo

Brukowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Chlewisk Dolny

Chlewisk Dolny

Chlewisk Dolny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok.The village has a population of...

, Chlewisk Górny

Chlewisk Górny

Chlewisk Górny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Chmielniki

Chmielniki, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Chmielniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Chmielówka

Chmielówka, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Chmielówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Chodorówka Nowa

Chodorówka Nowa

Chodorówka Nowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Chodorówka Stara

Chodorówka Stara

Chodorówka Stara is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Chodorówka Stara-Kolonia

Chodorówka Stara-Kolonia

Chodorówka Stara-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Ciemne

Ciemne, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Ciemne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Czerwonka, Domuraty

Domuraty

Domuraty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Dryga

Dryga

Dryga is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Dryga-Kolonia

Dryga-Kolonia

Dryga-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Dubasiewskie Kolonie

Dubasiewskie Kolonie

Dubasiewskie Kolonie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Dubasiewszczyzna

Dubasiewszczyzna

Dubasiewszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Głęboczyzna, Grodzisk, Grymiaczki

Grymiaczki

Grymiaczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Hołodolina, Horodnianka, Jatwieź Duża

Jatwiez Duza

Jatwieź Duża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok.The village has a population of...

, Jatwieź Mała, Karpowicze

Karpowicze

Karpowicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Kiersnówka

Kiersnówka

Kiersnówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Kopciówka

Kopciówka

Kopciówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Krzywa, Laudańszczyzna

Laudanszczyzna

Laudańszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Leśniki, Leszczany

Leszczany, Gmina Suchowola

Leszczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Morgi, Nowe Stojło, Okopy

Okopy, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Okopy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-Jerzy Popiełuszko:Jerzy Popiełuszko was a Roman Catholic priest from Poland, associated with the Solidarity union...

, Olszanka, Ostrówek

Ostrówek, Gmina Suchowola

Ostrówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Piątak

Piatak

Piątak is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Podgrodzisk

Podgrodzisk

Podgrodzisk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Podhorodnianka

Podhorodnianka

Podhorodnianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Podostrówek

Podostrówek

Podostrówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Pokośno

Pokosno

Pokośno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.The village has a population of 150.-References:...

, Połomin, Połomin-Kolonia, Poświętne, Rutkowszczyzna

Rutkowszczyzna

Rutkowszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Sucha Góra

Sucha Góra, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Sucha Góra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Suchowola, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Tablewo

Tablewo

Tablewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Trzyrzecze

Trzyrzecze

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

, Wólka

Wólka, Gmina Suchowola

Wólka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Żakle

Zakle

Żakle is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

 and Zgierszczańskie

Zgierszczanskie

Zgierszczańskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Suchowola is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa Białostocka, Janów, Jaświły, Korycin

Gmina Korycin

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

 and Sztabin

Gmina Sztabin

Gmina Sztabin is a rural gmina in Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Sztabin, which lies approximately south-east of Augustów and north of the regional capital Białystok....

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