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Gmina Kobylin-Borzymy

Coordinates: 53°5′N 22°40′E / 53.083°N 22.667°E / 53.083; 22.667
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Gmina Kobylin-Borzymy
Kobylin-Borzymy Commune
Coat of arms of Gmina Kobylin-Borzymy
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Coordinates (Kobylin-Borzymy): 53°5′N 22°40′E / 53.083°N 22.667°E / 53.083; 22.667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyWysokie Mazowieckie
SeatKobylin-Borzymy
Area
 • Total119.6 km2 (46.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2013[1])
 • Total3,378
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)

Gmina Kobylin-Borzymy is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kobylin-Borzymy, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-east of Wysokie Mazowieckie and 34 km (21 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 119.6 square kilometres (46.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,622 (3,379 in 2013). The area of the gmina is extremely diverse in terms of nature thanks to its location in the Narew National Park. The gmina is of a typically agricultural nature - the terrain is favorable for the cultivation of useful plants and individual farms dominate the agricultural activity.[2]

Villages

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Gmina Kobylin-Borzymy contains the villages and settlements of:

Neighbouring gminas

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Gmina Kobylin-Borzymy is bordered by the gminas of Choroszcz, Kulesze Kościelne, Rutki, Sokoły, Tykocin and Zawady.

References

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  • Sawicka, Małgorzata (2010). XX lat samorządności w województwie podlaskim. Nasze małe Ojczyzny (in Polish). Związek Gmin Wiejskich Województwa Podlaskiego. ISBN 978-83-930543-0-5.