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Gmina Raczki 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
Suwałki County
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Suwałki County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local gov ...
,
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to th ...
, in north-eastern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. Its seat is the village of
Raczki, which lies approximately south-west of
Suwałki
Suwałki (; ; or סוּוואַלק) is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021). It is the capital of Suwałki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.
A relatively young ci ...
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 6,137.
Villages
Gmina Raczki contains the villages and settlements of
Bakaniuk,
Bolesty,
Chodźki,
Dowspuda,
Franciszkowo,
Jankielówka,
Jaśki,
Józefowo,
Koniecbór,
Korytki,
Krukówek,
Kurianki Drugie,
Kurianki Pierwsze,
Lipówka,
Lipowo,
Ludwinowo,
Małe Raczki,
Moczydły,
Planta,
Podwysokie,
Rabalina,
Raczki,
Rudniki,
Sidory,
Słoboda,
Stoki,
Sucha Wieś,
Szczodruchy,
Szkocja,
Wasilówka,
Wierciochy,
Witówka,
Wronowo,
Wysokie,
Ziółkowo and
Żubrynek.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Raczki is bordered by the gminas of
Augustów
Augustów is a town in north-eastern Poland. It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Augustów has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a popul ...
,
Bakałarzewo,
Kalinowo,
Nowinka,
Suwałki
Suwałki (; ; or סוּוואַלק) is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021). It is the capital of Suwałki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.
A relatively young ci ...
and
Wieliczki.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Suwałki County
Raczki
Suwałki County