Gmina Giby, 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 Sejny County

Sejny County

Sejny County a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in the extreme north-east of Poland, on the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...

, 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...

, on the border with Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 and Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

. Its seat is the village of Giby

Giby

Giby , is a village in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Giby. It lies approximately south of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.The village has an approximate...

, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Sejny

Sejny

Sejny is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, close to the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It is located in the eastern part of the Suwałki Lake Area , on the Marycha river, being a tributary of Czarna Hańcza...

 and 103 km (64 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 323.57 square kilometres (124.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,970.

Villages

Gmina Giby contains the villages and settlements of Aleksiejówka

Aleksiejówka

Aleksiejówka , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.The village has a population of 20....

, Baraki

Baraki, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Baraki , is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania....

, Białogóry, Białorzeczka, Białowierśnie, Budwieć

Budwiec

Budwieć , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in northeastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.-References:...

, Chylinki

Chylinki

Chylinki , is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Czarna Hańcza

Czarna Hancza, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Czarna Hańcza , is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania....

, Daniłowce, Dworczysko

Dworczysko, Gmina Giby

Dworczysko , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.-References:...

, Dziemianówka

Dziemianówka

Dziemianówka , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania....

, Frącki

Fracki, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Frącki , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Gibasówka

Gibasówka

Gibasówka , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania....

, Giby

Giby

Giby , is a village in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Giby. It lies approximately south of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.The village has an approximate...

, Głęboka Biel, Głęboki Bród, Gulbin

Gulbin

Gulbin , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.-References:...

, Iwanówka

Iwanówka, Sejny County

Iwanówka , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately north of Giby, south-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital...

, Karolin

Karolin, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Karolin , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately west of Giby, south-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital...

, Konstantynówka

Konstantynówka, Gmina Giby

Konstantynówka , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.-References:...

, Krasne

Krasne, Gmina Giby

Krasne , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.-References:...

, Kukle

Kukle, Poland

Kukle , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately north-east of Giby, south-east of Sejny, and north of the regional capital...

, Lipowo

Lipowo, Sejny County

Lipowo , is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania....

, Muły, Okółek, Pogorzelec

Pogorzelec, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Pogorzelec , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately west of Giby, south-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital...

, Pomorze

Pomorze, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Pomorze , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.-References:...

, Posejnele

Posejnele

Posejnele , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Rygol

Rygol, Sejny County

Rygol , is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania....

, Sarnetki

Sarnetki

Sarnetki , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south of Giby, south of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Stanowisko

Stanowisko, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Stanowisko , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania...

, Studziany Las

Studziany Las

Studziany Las , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south-west of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Szlamy

Szlamy

Szlamy , is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Tartaczysko

Tartaczysko

Tartaczysko , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south-west of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Wielki Bór

Wielki Bór, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Wielki Bór , is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Wierśnie

Wiersnie

Wierśnie , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south-west of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Wiłkokuk, Wronie Góry

Wronie Góry

Wronie Góry , is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania....

, Wysoki Most

Wysoki Most, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Wysoki Most , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south-west of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

 and Zelwa

Zelwa, Sejny County

Zelwa , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south-east of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok.The village has a...

.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Giby is bordered by the gminas of Krasnopol

Gmina Krasnopol

Gmina Krasnopol, is a rural gmina in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Krasnopol, which lies approximately west of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Nowinka

Gmina Nowinka

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

, Płaska and Sejny

Gmina Sejny

Gmina Sejny, is a rural gmina in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border...

. It also borders Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 and Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

.