Gmina Czyże is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Hajnówka County

Hajnówka County

Hajnówka County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest...

, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...

, in north-eastern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the village of Czyże

Czyze

Czyże is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Czyże. It lies approximately north-west of Hajnówka and south-east of the regional capital Białystok....

, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Hajnówka

Hajnówka

Hajnówka is a town and a powiat seat in north-eastern Poland with 21,583 inhabitants . It is a notable centre of Belarusian culture in Poland and one of the centres of Orthodox faith. It is also notable for its proximity to the Białowieża Forest, the biggest primaeval forest in Europe. It is the...

 and 41 km (25 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 134.2 square kilometres (51.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,528.

Villages

Gmina Czyże contains the villages and settlements of Bujakowszczyzna

Bujakowszczyzna

Bujakowszczyzna is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....

, Czyże

Czyze

Czyże is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Czyże. It lies approximately north-west of Hajnówka and south-east of the regional capital Białystok....

, Hrabniak

Hrabniak

Hrabniak is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....

, Hukowicze

Hukowicze

Hukowicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Kamień

Kamien, Hajnówka County

Kamień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Czyże, north of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok....

, Klejniki

Klejniki

Klejniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok....

, Kojły, Kuraszewo

Kuraszewo, Gmina Czyze

Kuraszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Lady

Lady, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Lady is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok....

, Leniewo

Leniewo

Leniewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok....

, Leszczyny

Leszczyny, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Leszczyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....

, Łuszcze, Maksymowszczyzna

Maksymowszczyzna

Maksymowszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....

, Morze

Morze, Hajnówka County

Morze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Czyże, west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Osówka

Osówka, Hajnówka County

Osówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok....

, Podrzeczany

Podrzeczany

Podrzeczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Podwieżanka

Podwiezanka

Podwieżanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....

, Rakowicze

Rakowicze, Hajnówka County

Rakowicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Czyże, west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Sapowo

Sapowo

Sapowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital Białystok....

, Szostakowo

Szostakowo

Szostakowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok....

, Wieżanka

Wiezanka

Wieżanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....

, Wólka

Wólka, Hajnówka County

Wólka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

 and Zbucz

Zbucz

Zbucz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Czyże, west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Czyże is bordered by the gminas of Bielsk Podlaski

Gmina Bielsk Podlaski

Gmina Bielsk Podlaski is a rural gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.-Rivers:Five rivers pass through the Gmina:* The Narew River, a tributary of the Bug River...

, Dubicze Cerkiewne

Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne

Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne is a rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...

, Hajnówka

Gmina Hajnówka

Gmina Hajnówka is a rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...

, Narew

Gmina Narew

Gmina Narew is a rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Narew, which lies approximately north of Hajnówka and south-east of the regional capital Białystok....

 and Orla

Gmina Orla

Gmina Orla is a rural gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.-Geography:...

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