Gmina Wyszki

Gmina Wyszki [ˈvɨʂki] is a rural gmina (Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.

Gmina Wyszki Wyszki Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Gmina Wyszki within Bielsk County
Gmina Wyszki Gmina Wyszki within Bielsk County
Coordinates: 52°50′26.27″N 22°58′29.6″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Bielsk
Seat	Wyszki
Government
• Mayor	Mariusz Korzeniewski
Area
• Total	206.5 km^2 (79.7 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	4,914
• Density	24/km^2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	17-132
Area code(s)	+48 085
Car plates	BBI
Website	http://www.wyszki.pl/

Geography

Brańsk is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Równina Bielska (Bielska Plain).

The gmina covers an area of 206.5 square kilometres (79.7 sq mi).

Location

It is located approximately:

• 160 kilometres (99.4 mi) northeast of Warsaw, the capital of Poland
• 52 kilometres (32.3 mi) southwest of Białystok, the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
• 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) northwest of Bielsk Podlaski, the seat of Bielsk County

Climate

The region has a continental climate 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).

Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:[1]

	Total		Women		Men
Unit	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Population	4,914	100	2,440	49.7	2,474	50.3
Population Density (persons/km²)	23.8		11.8		12.0

Municipal government

Its seat is the village of Wyszki.

Executive branch

The chief executive of the government is the Mayor (Polish: Wójt).

Legislative branch

The legislative portion of the government is the City Council (Polish: Rada) composed of the President (Polish: Przewodniczący), the Vice-President (Polish: Wiceprzewodniczący) and thirteen councilors.

Villages

The following villages are contained within the gmina:

Bogusze, Budlewo, Bujnowo, Falki, Filipy, Gawiny, Godzieby, Górskie, Ignatki, Kalinówka, Kamienny Dwór, Koćmiery, Kowale, Kożuszki, Krupice, Łapcie, Łubice, Łuczaje, Łyse, Malesze, Mierzwin Duży, Mierzwin Mały, Mieszuki, Moskwin, Mulawicze, Niewino Borowe, Niewino Kamieńskie, Niewino Leśne, Niewino Popławskie, Nowe Bagińskie, Nowe Warpechy, Olszanica, Osówka, Ostrówek, Pierzchały, Pulsze, Samułki Duże, Samułki Małe, Sasiny, Sieśki, Stacewicze, Stare Bagińskie, Stare Niewino, Stare Warpechy, Stare Zalesie, Strabla, Szczepany, Szpaki, Topczewo, Trzeszczkowo, Tworki, Wiktorzyn, Wodźki, Wólka Pietkowska, Wólka Zaleska, Wypychy, Wyszki, Zakrzewo, Zdrojki.

Neighbouring political subdivisions

Gmina Wyszki is bordered by the gminas of Bielsk Podlaski, Brańsk, Juchnowiec Kościelny, Poświętne and Suraż.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) Population: Size and Structure by Administrative Division" (in Polish). 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27.