Gmina Janów 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 Sokółka County, 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 Janów

Janów, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Janów is a village in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Janów. It lies approximately west of Sokółka and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Sokółka and 39 km (24 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 207.84 square kilometres (80.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,427.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Puszcza Knyszyńska Landscape Park

Puszcza Knyszynska Landscape Park

Puszcza Knyszyńska Landscape Park is a protected area in north-eastern Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of ....

.

Villages

Gmina Janów contains the villages and settlements of Białousy, Brzozowe Błoto, Budno

Budno, Podlaskie Voivodeship

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

, Budzisk-Bagno

Budzisk-Bagno

Budzisk-Bagno is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Budzisk-Strużka

Budzisk-Struzka

Budzisk-Strużka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Chorążycha

Chorazycha

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

, Cieśnisk Mały, Cieśnisk Wielki

Ciesnisk Wielki

Cieśnisk Wielki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Janów, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Cimoszka

Cimoszka

Cimoszka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Janów, west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Dąbrówka

Dabrówka, Gmina Janów

Dąbrówka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Janów, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Franckowa Buda

Franckowa Buda

Franckowa Buda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Janów, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Gabrylewszczyzna

Gabrylewszczyzna

Gabrylewszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Giełozicha, Janów

Janów, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Janów is a village in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Janów. It lies approximately west of Sokółka and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Jasionowa Dolina

Jasionowa Dolina

Jasionowa Dolina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Janów, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Kamienica

Kamienica, Podlaskie Voivodeship

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

, Kizielany

Kizielany

Kizielany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Janów, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Kizielewszczyzna

Kizielewszczyzna

Kizielewszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Janów, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Kładziewo, Krasne, Kumiałka, Kuplisk

Kuplisk

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

, Kwasówka

Kwasówka, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Kwasówka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Janów, west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Łubianka, Marchelówka

Marchelówka

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

, Nowokolno

Nowokolno

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

, Nowowola

Nowowola

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

, Nowy Janów

Nowy Janów, Podlaskie Voivodeship

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

, Ostrynka

Ostrynka

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

, Podbudno

Podbudno

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

, Podłubianka, Podtrzcianka

Podtrzcianka

Podtrzcianka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Przystawka, Rudawka, Sitawka

Sitawka

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

, Sitkowo

Sitkowo

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

, Skidlewo

Skidlewo

Skidlewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Soroczy Mostek

Soroczy Mostek

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

, Sosnowe Bagno

Sosnowe Bagno

Sosnowe Bagno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Studzieńczyna

Studzienczyna

Studzieńczyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...

, Szczuki

Szczuki, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Szczuki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Janów, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Teolin

Teolin, Podlaskie Voivodeship

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

, Trofimówka

Trofimówka

Trofimówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Janów, north-west of Sokółka, and north of the regional capital Białystok....

, Trzcianka, Wasilówka and Zielony Gaj.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Janów is bordered by the gminas of Czarna Białostocka, Dąbrowa Białostocka, Korycin

Gmina Korycin

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

, Sidra

Gmina Sidra

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

, Sokółka and Suchowola

Gmina Suchowola

Gmina Suchowola is an urban-rural gmina in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Suchowola, which lies approximately north-west of Sokółka and north of the regional capital Białystok....

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