Gmina Szypliszki
Szypliszki Commune
Flag of Gmina Szypliszki
Coat of arms of Gmina Szypliszki
Gmina Szypliszki within the Suwałki County
Gmina Szypliszki within the Suwałki County
Coordinates (Szypliszki): 54°15′N 23°4′E / 54.250°N 23.067°E / 54.250; 23.067
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySuwałki County
SeatSzypliszki
Area
  Total156.55 km2 (60.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total4,008
  Density26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.niemen.org.pl/gminy/szypliszki/

Gmina Szypliszki, is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. Its seat is the village of Szypliszki, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-east of Suwałki and 126 km (78 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 156.55 square kilometres (60.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,008.

Villages

Gmina Szypliszki contains the villages and settlements of:

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Szypliszki is bordered by the city of Suwałki and by the gminas of Jeleniewo, Krasnopol, Puńsk, Rutka-Tartak and Suwałki. It also borders Lithuania.

References


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