Gmina Suchowola

Infobox Settlement
name = Gmina Suchowola
other_name = Suchowola Commune
settlement_type = Gmina
total_type = Total


image_shield = POL Suchowola COA.svg


subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Podlaskie
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sokółka
area_total_km2 = 255.89
population_total = 7350
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 2243
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 5107
coor_type = Suchowola
latd = 53
latm = 34
lats = 36
latNS = N
longd = 23
longm = 6
longs = 6
longEW = E
seat = Suchowola
website = http://www.suchowola.com.pl __NOTOC__Gmina Suchowola is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Suchowola, which lies approximately convert|33|km|mi|0 north-west of Sokółka and convert|52|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of convert|255.89|km2|sqmi|1, 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, Brukowo, Chlewisk Dolny, Chlewisk Górny, Chmielniki, Chmielówka, Chodorówka Nowa, Chodorówka Stara, Chodorówka Stara-Kolonia, Ciemne, Czerwonka, Domuraty, Dryga, Dryga-Kolonia, Dubasiewskie Kolonie, Dubasiewszczyzna, Głęboczyzna, Grodzisk, Grymiaczki, Hołodolina, Horodnianka, Jatwieź Duża, Jatwieź Mała, Karpowicze, Kiersnówka, Kopciówka, Krzywa, Laudańszczyzna, Leśniki, Leszczany, Morgi, Nowe Stojło, Okopy, Olszanka, Ostrówek, Piątak, Podgrodzisk, Podhorodnianka, Podostrówek, Pokośno, Połomin, Połomin-Kolonia, Poświętne, Rutkowszczyzna, Sucha Góra, Tablewo, Trzyrzecze, Wólka, Żakle and Zgierszczańskie.

Neighbouring gminas

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

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]