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Gmina Puńsk

Coordinates: 54°15′N 23°11′E / 54.250°N 23.183°E / 54.250; 23.183
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Gmina Puńsk
Punsko valsčius
Puńsk Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms of Gmina Puńsk Punsko valsčius
Coat of arms
Gmina Puńsk within the Sejny County
Gmina Puńsk within the Sejny County
Coordinates (Puńsk): 54°15′N 23°11′E / 54.250°N 23.183°E / 54.250; 23.183
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySejny
SeatPuńsk
Government
 • MayorWitold Liszkowski
Area
 • Total138.37 km2 (53.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total4,184
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.punsk.com.pl

Gmina Puńsk (Lithuanian: Punsko valsčius) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. Its seat is the village of Puńsk, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Sejny and 126 km (78 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. The current mayor of Gmina Puńsk is Witold Liszkowski (Vytautas Liškauskas).

The gmina covers an area of 138.37 square kilometres (53.4 sq mi), and as of 2016 its total population was 4,184.[1] It is a bilingual district, with about 73.4% of the population belonging to the Lithuanian minority in Poland (the 2011 Census).[2]

Villages

Gmina Puńsk contains the villages and settlements of Boksze-Osada, Buda Zawidugierska, Buraki, Dowiaciszki, Dziedziule, Giłujsze, Kalinowo, Kompocie, Krejwiany, Nowiniki, Ogórki, Oszkinie, Pełele, Poluńce, Przystawańce, Puńsk, Rejsztokiemie, Sankury, Sejwy, Skarkiszki, Smolany, Stare Boksze, Szlinokiemie, Szołtany, Tauroszyszki, Trakiszki, Trompole, Widugiery, Wiłkopedzie, Wojciuliszki, Wojtokiemie, Wołyńce and Żwikiele.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Puńsk is bordered by the gminas of Krasnopol, Sejny and Szypliszki. It also borders Lithuania.

References

  1. ^ "Statystyczne Vademecum Samorządowca 2017. Gmina Wiejska Puńsk. Powiat Sejneński" (PDF). bialystok.stat.gov.pl (in Polish). UStat. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Gminy, w których udział mniejszości narodowych, etnicznych lub społeczności posługującej się językiem kaszubskim wsród ogółu mieszkańców stanowił w 2011 roku co najmniej 10% (2011 Census data)". mniejszosci.narodowe.mswia.gov.pl (in Polish). Ministry of Interior and Administration. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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