Gmina Wiżajny

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Gmina Wiżajny Wiżajny Commune
—  Gmina  —
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Wiżajny): 54°23′23″N 22°51′54″E / 54.38972, 22.865
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlachian
County	Suwałki County
Seat	Wiżajny
Area
- Total	122.59 km² (47.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	2,672
- Density	21.8/km² (56.5/sq mi)
Website: http://www.wizajny.pl

Gmina Wiżajny is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Suwałki County, Podlachian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. Its seat is the village of Wiżajny, which lies approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Suwałki and 143 km (89 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 122.59 square kilometres (47.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,672.

[edit] Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wiżajny is bordered by the gminas of Dubeninki, Jeleniewo, Przerośl and Rutka-Tartak. It also borders Lithuania.

[edit] References

• Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Suwałki County Rural gminas: Gmina Bakałarzewo • Gmina Filipów • Gmina Jeleniewo • Gmina Przerośl • Gmina Raczki • Gmina Rutka-Tartak • Gmina Suwałki • Gmina Szypliszki • Gmina Wiżajny Seat (not part of the county): Suwałki