Białołęka

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Białołęka
Białołęka
Coat of Arms of Białołęka
Area 74 km²
Population 64 010 (2003)
Population density 865/km²
Mayor Jacek Kaznowski
Notable landmarks
Białołęka Website

Białołęka is a district in Warsaw located in the northern part of the city.

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[edit] History

[edit] Białołęka Village

Białołęka Village came into being in 1425 and was belonging to the Gołyński Family. In 1938 Białołęka has 900 inahbitants and was belonging to the Bródno municipality.

[edit] Białołęka District

In 1994, due to Act about new territorial division of capital, Białołęka changed name to Warszawa-Białołęka municipality. In 2002 the territorial division was changed, by replacing Warsaw's municipalties with districts.

[edit] Division

Area of the division divides into following parts:

  • "industrial" located in central, western, southern and southern-western part
  • "housing estates with big density of buildings" located in western and northern-western part
  • "housing estates with prevalent detached houses" - northern and eastern part.
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