Gmina Lipsk

Gmina Lipsk
Lipsk Commune
Gmina

Coat of arms

Gmina Lipsk within the Augustów County
Coordinates (Lipsk): 53°44′N 23°24′E / 53.733°N 23.400°E / 53.733; 23.400Coordinates: 53°44′N 23°24′E / 53.733°N 23.400°E / 53.733; 23.400
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Augustów
Seat Lipsk
Area
  Total 184.42 km2 (71.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 5,660
  Density 31/km2 (79/sq mi)
  Urban 2,498
  Rural 3,162
Website http://www.lipsk.pl

Gmina Lipsk is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the town of Lipsk, which lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-east of Augustów and 71 km (44 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 184.42 square kilometres (71.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,660 (out of which the population of Lipsk amounts to 2,498, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,162).

Villages

Apart from the town of Lipsk, Gmina Lipsk contains the villages and settlements of Bartniki, Dolinczany, Dulkowszczyzna, Jaczniki, Jałowo, Jasionowo, Kolonie Lipsk, Kopczany, Krasne, Kurianka, Lichosielce, Lipsk Murowany, Lipszczany, Lubinowo, Nowe Leśne Bohatery, Nowy Lipsk, Nowy Rogożyn, Podwołkuszne, Rakowicze, Rogożynek, Rygałówka, Siółko, Skieblewo, Sołojewszczyzna, Stare Leśne Bohatery, Starożyńce, Stary Rogożyn, Wołkusz, Wyżarne and Żabickie.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lipsk is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa Białostocka, Nowy Dwór, Płaska and Sztabin. It also borders Belarus.

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