Gmina Puńsk
| Gmina Puńsk Punsko valsčius |
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Podlaskie | ||
| Powiat : | Sejneński | ||
| Geographic location : | 54 ° 15 ′ N , 23 ° 11 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | see Gmina | ||
| Postal code : | 16-515 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 87 | ||
| License plate : | BSE | ||
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| Next international airport : | Warsaw | ||
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| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Rural community | ||
| Surface: | 138.37 km² | ||
| Residents: | 4164 (June 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 30 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 2009042 | ||
| Administration (as of 2007) | |||
| Community leader : | Witold Liszkowski | ||
| Address: | ul. Mickiewicza 23 16-515 Puńsk |
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| Website : | www.punsk.com.pl | ||
The Gmina Puńsk ( Lithuanian Punsko valsčius ) is a bilingual rural community in the Powiat Sejneński of the Podlaskie Voivodeship in Poland . Their seat is the village of the same name with more than 1300 inhabitants.
geography
The rural community with an area of 138.37 km² is located on the border with Lithuania . The eponymous place is located 23 kilometers northeast of Suwałki .
history
Gmina Puńsk has been bilingual (Polish and Lithuanian) since 2006 and introduced bilingual place names in 2008. The place has the only Lithuanian school in the country.
structure
The rural community (gmina wiejska) Puńsk is divided into the following school departments (sołectwo):
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Web links
Commons : Gmina Puńsk - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .