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Gmina Giby is a rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...
(administrative district) in
Sejny County
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Sejny County () a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in the extreme north-east of Poland, on the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result ...
,
Podlaskie Voivodeship
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, in north-eastern
Poland
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, on the border with
Belarus
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and
Lithuania
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. Its seat is the village of
Giby, which lies approximately south of
Sejny and north of the regional capital
Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.
Biał ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 2,970.
Villages

Gmina Giby contains the villages and settlements of
Aleksiejówka,
Baraki,
Białogóry,
Białorzeczka,
Białowierśnie,
Budwieć,
Chylinki
Chylinki , is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately south of Sejny and north of th ...
,
Czarna Hańcza
The Czarna Hańcza, Chornaya Hancha () is the largest river of the Suwałki Region of north-eastern Poland and the Sapockin region of north-western Belarus. It is known for having large postglacial boulders. Originating near Lake Hańcza (the ...
,
Daniłowce,
Dworczysko,
Dziemianówka,
Frącki,
Gibasówka,
Giby,
Głęboka Biel,
Głęboki Bród,
Gulbin,
Iwanówka,
Karolin,
Konstantynówka,
Krasne,
Kukle,
Lipowo,
Muły,
Okółek,
Pogorzelec,
Pomorze
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,
Posejnele,
Rygol,
Sarnetki,
Stanowisko,
Studziany Las,
Szlamy,
Tartaczysko,
Wielki Bór,
Wierśnie,
Wiłkokuk,
Wronie Góry,
Wysoki Most and
Zelwa.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Giby is bordered by the gminas of
Krasnopol,
Nowinka,
Płaska and
Sejny. It also borders
Belarus
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and
Lithuania
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.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Giby
Sejny County