Gmina Drohiczyn

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Gmina Drohiczyn Drohiczyn Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Drohiczyn): 52°24′N 22°39′E / 52.4, 22.65
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlachian
County	Siemiatycze
Seat	Drohiczyn
Area
- Total	207.96 km² (80.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	6,815
- Density	32.8/km² (84.9/sq mi)
- Urban	2,086
- Rural	4,729
Website: http://www.drohiczyn.pl/

Gmina Drohiczyn is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Siemiatycze County, Podlachian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Drohiczyn, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Siemiatycze and 87 km (54 mi) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 207.96 square kilometres (80.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,815 (out of which the population of Drohiczyn amounts to 2,086, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,729).

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Drohiczyn is bordered by the gminas of Grodzisk, Jabłonna Lacka, Korczew, Perlejewo, Platerów, Repki and Siemiatycze.

[edit] References

• Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Siemiatycze County Seat: Siemiatycze (urban gmina) Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Drohiczyn Rural gminas: Gmina Dziadkowice • Gmina Grodzisk • Gmina Mielnik • Gmina Milejczyce • Gmina Nurzec-Stacja • Gmina Perlejewo • Gmina Siemiatycze