Gmina Suchowola
| Gmina Suchowola | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Podlaskie | ||
| Powiat : | Sokólski | ||
| Geographic location : | 53 ° 35 ' N , 23 ° 6' E | ||
| Height : | 156 m npm | ||
| Residents : | s. Gmina | ||
| Postal code : | 16-150 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 85 | ||
| License plate : | BSK | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | E 67 Białystok - Suwałki | ||
| Next international airport : | Warsaw | ||
| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Urban-and-rural parish | ||
| Surface: | 255.89 km² | ||
| Residents: | 6900 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 27 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 2011093 | ||
| Administration (as of 2007) | |||
| Mayor : | Jerzy Omielan | ||
| Address: | pl. Kościuszki 5 16-150 Suchowola |
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| Website : | www.suchowola.com.pl | ||
The Gmina Suchowola is an urban-and-rural municipality in the powiat Sokólski of the Podlaskie Voivodeship in Poland . Its seat is the city of the same name with about 2200 inhabitants.
geography
The municipality is located in the northeast of the country in the area of the Biebrza swamps . Suchowola is considered to be one of the geographical centers of Europe .
history
Between 1795 and 1807 the area belonged to Prussia , then until 1918 to Russia and then to Poland. In 1950 Suchowola lost its town charter, which was granted again in 1997.
structure
The urban-and-rural municipality (gmina miejsko-wiejska) Suchowola covers an area of 255.9 km² and has about 7000 inhabitants. These include the following localities:
- Bachmackie colony
- Czerwonka
- Domuraty
- Grodzisk
- Grymiaczki
- Horodnianka
- Jatwieź Mała
- Jatwieź Wielka
- Karpowicze
- Kiersnówka
- Kopciówka
- Krzywa
- Laudańszczyzna
- Okopy
- Pokośno
- Połomin
- Rutkowszczyzna
- Suchowola - city
- Wólka
Personalities
- Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947–1984), priest murdered by the communists; born in Okopy.
Web links
Commons : Gmina Suchowola - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Community website (Polish)
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 .