Gmina Krynki is an urban-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...

, 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 ,...

. Its seat is the town of Krynki

Krynki

Krynki is a town in northeastern Poland, located close to the Belarusian border in Podlaskie Voivodeship. Krynki is famous for its history and its old buildings. It lies approximately south-east of Sokółka and east of the regional capital Białystok....

, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-east of Sokółka and 45 km (28 mi) east of the regional capital Białystok. (Krynki gained town status on 1 January 2009 – prior to that the district was classed as a rural gmina.)

The gmina covers an area of 165.91 square kilometres (64.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,423, out of which the population of Krynki is 2,709.

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 ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Krynki, the gmina contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrówka

Aleksandrówka, Gmina Krynki

Aleksandrówka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-west of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and north-east of the regional capital...

, Białogorce, Borsukowizna, Chłodne Włóki, Ciumicze

Ciumicze

Ciumicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Górany

Górany

Górany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Górka

Górka, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Górka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and east of the regional capital Białystok.The village has a...

, Jamasze

Jamasze

Jamasze is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Jurowlany

Jurowlany

Jurowlany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and north-east of the regional capital Białystok.The...

, Kłyszawka, Kruszyniany

Kruszyniany

Kruszyniany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Kundzicze

Kundzicze, Gmina Krynki

Kundzicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.-References:...

, Łapicze, Leszczany

Leszczany, Gmina Krynki

Leszczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.-References:...

, Łosiniany, Nietupa

Nietupa

Nietupa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.The village has a population of 40....

, Nietupa-Kolonia

Nietupa-Kolonia

Nietupa-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Nietupskie

Nietupskie

Nietupskie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Nowa Grzybowszczyzna

Nowa Grzybowszczyzna

Nowa Grzybowszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.-References:...

, Nowa Świdziałówka, Ostrów Południowy, Ozierany Małe, Ozierany Wielkie

Ozierany Wielkie

Ozierany Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.-References:...

, Ozierskie

Ozierskie

Ozierskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-west of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and east of the regional capital...

, Plebanowo

Plebanowo

Plebanowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Podlipki

Podlipki

Podlipki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-west of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and east of the regional capital Białystok.The...

, Podszaciły, Rachowik

Rachowik

Rachowik is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately west of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Rudaki

Rudaki, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Rudaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Sanniki, Seroczyńszczyzna

Seroczynszczyzna

Seroczyńszczyzna is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Słobódka, Stara Grzybowszczyzna

Stara Grzybowszczyzna

Stara Grzybowszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-west of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and east of the regional capital...

, Studzianka

Studzianka, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Studzianka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Szaciły, Trejgle

Trejgle

Trejgle is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

 and Żylicze

Zylicze

Żylicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south of Krynki, south-east of Sokółka, and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Krynki is bordered by the gminas of Gródek and Szudziałowo. 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 ,...

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